ΞΩΤΕΡΟΝ, ξωτερον
XŌTERON, xōteron
Sounds Like: ek-SOH-teh-ron
Translations: outer, outermost, outside, an outer thing
From the root: ΕΞΩΤΕΡΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is a comparative adjective meaning 'outer' or 'outermost'. It describes something that is further outside or more external than something else. It is often used to refer to the 'outer darkness' in biblical contexts.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G1857 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 76:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΞΩΤΕΡΟΣ.
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.
- ἘΞΩΤΕΡΑΣ — outer, outer, outermost
- ἘΞΩΤΕΡΟΙ — outer, outside, external, those outside, the outer ones
- ἘΞΩΤΕΡΟΝ — outer, outermost, outside, an outer thing, the outer part
- ἘΞΩΤΕΡΩΝ — of outer, of external, of outside, of those outside
- ΕΞΩΤΕΡΑΝ — outer, outermost, outside, external, a more outer, a more external
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