2001 Translation

NIPHETŌDĒS, niphetōdēs

Sounds Like: nee-feh-TOH-dees

Translations: snowy, snow-like, full of snow, snowy weather

From the root: ΝΙΦΕΤΟΣ

Part of Speech: Adjective

Explanation: This word is an adjective meaning 'snowy' or 'snow-like'. It describes something that is full of snow, resembles snow, or is characterized by snowy conditions. It is a compound word formed from 'νιφετός' (snowfall) and the suffix '-ώδης' (like, full of). It can be used to describe weather, a landscape, or anything that has the quality of snow.

Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine or Feminine

Instances

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

• Book 3 — 6:129

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΝΙΦΕΤΟΣ.

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.

• ΝΙΦΕΤΟΙ — snow, a snow, snowfall, a snowfall, hailstones, a hailstone
• ΝΙΦΕΤΟΙΣ — (to) snows, (to) snowstorms, (to) blizzards
• ΝΙΦΕΤΟΣ — snow, a snow, snowfall, a snowfall
• ΝΙΦΕΤΩ — snowfall, a snowfall, snowstorm, a snowstorm, (to) snowfall, (to) snowstorm

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