ΚΡΗΤΙΚΟΣ, κρητικος
KRĒTIKOS, krētikos
Sounds Like: kray-tee-KOS
Translations: Cretan
From the root: ΚΡΗΤΙΚΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is an adjective meaning 'Cretan', referring to something or someone from the island of Crete. It is used to describe people, things, or characteristics associated with Crete.
Inflection: Masculine, Nominative, Singular (base form); inflects for gender, number, and case
Strong’s number: G2914 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 14 — 1:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΡΗΤΙΚΟΣ.
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- ΚΡΗΤΙΚΩ — Cretan, two Cretans
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