ΟΠΟΤΕΡΟΙ, οποτεροι
OPOTEROI, opoteroi
Sounds Like: oh-po-TEH-roy
Translations: whichever of two, which of two, either of two
From the root: ΟΠΟΤΕΡΟΣ
Part of Speech: Pronoun, Adjective
Explanation: This word is a compound interrogative or relative pronoun/adjective, meaning 'whichever of two' or 'which of two'. It is used when referring to a choice between two distinct options. It can function as a pronoun, standing in for a noun, or as an adjective, modifying a noun. For example, it might be used in a sentence like 'Whichever of the two men comes first will win'.
Inflection: Nominative, Masculine, Plural
Strong’s number: G3791 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 22:171
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΟΠΟΤΕΡΟΣ.
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.
- ΟΠΟΤΕΡΟΙΣ — whichever, whichever of two, either
- ΟΠΟΤΕΡΟΝ — whichever, which of two, either
- ΟΠΟΤΕΡΟΣ — whichever, whichever of two, either
- ΟΠΟΤΕΡΩΘΕΝ — from whichever of two sides, from either side, on either side
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