ΜΕΤΡΙΟΤΗΣ, μετριοτης
METRIOTĒS, metriotēs
Sounds Like: meh-tree-OH-tays
Translations: moderation, a moderation, modesty, a modesty, humility, a humility
From the root: ΜΕΤΡΙΟΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the quality of moderation, modesty, or humility. It describes a state of being balanced and avoiding extremes, often implying a sense of self-restraint and proper measure in one's actions or attitudes. It can be used to describe a person's character or a general principle of living.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G3355 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:223
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΕΤΡΙΟΤΗΣ.
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.
- ΜΕΤΡΙΟΤΗΤ — moderation, modesty, mildness, gentleness, a moderation, a modesty
- ΜΕΤΡΙΟΤΗΤΑ — moderation, modesty, temperance, a moderation, a modesty, a temperance
- ΜΕΤΡΙΟΤΗΤΙ — (to) moderation, (to) modesty, (to) temperance, (with) moderation, (with) modesty, (with) temperance
- ΜΕΤΡΙΟΤΗΤΟΣ — of moderation, of modesty, of gentleness, of mildness
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