ΚΑΤΑΓΕΛΑΣΤΟΣ, καταγελαστος
KATAGELASTOS, katagelastos
Sounds Like: kah-tah-geh-LAHS-tos
Translations: ridiculous, laughable, contemptible, scorned, an object of ridicule
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΓΕΛΑΣΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something or someone that is an object of ridicule or scorn, causing laughter or contempt. It implies a state of being utterly absurd or deserving of mockery. It can be used to describe a person, an action, or a situation that is so foolish or inept that it invites derision.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2698 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 6 — 9:180
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΓΕΛΑΣΤΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΚΑΤΑΓΕΛΑΣΤΑ — ridiculous, laughable, contemptible, an absurd thing, ridiculous things
- ΚΑΤΑΓΕΛΑΣΤΟΝ — ridiculous, laughable, contemptible, absurd
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