ΜΙΣΟΠΟΝΗΡΙΑ, μισοπονηρια
MISOPONĒRIA, misoponēria
Sounds Like: mee-so-po-nee-REE-ah
Translations: hatred of evil, hatred of wickedness, aversion to evil
From the root: ΜΙΣΕΩ, ΠΟΝΗΡΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound noun formed from 'miseō' (to hate) and 'ponēria' (evil, wickedness). It refers to the quality or state of hating evil or wickedness, or having a strong aversion to it. It describes a moral disposition that actively rejects and dislikes what is bad or corrupt.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 10:57
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 17 — 5:110
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΜΙΣΕΩ, ΠΟΝΗΡΙΑ, appear in our texts.
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