ΠΕΡΙΣΠΟΥΔΑΣΤΟΙ, περισπουδαστοι
PERISPOUDASTOI, perispoudastoi
Sounds Like: peh-ree-spoo-DAH-stoy
Translations: very important, very earnest, very diligent, very zealous
From the root: ΠΕΡΙΣΠΟΥΔΑΣΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is an adjective meaning 'very important' or 'very earnest'. It is a compound word formed from 'περί' (peri), meaning 'around' or 'very', and 'σπουδαστός' (spoudastos), meaning 'earnest' or 'diligent'. It describes something or someone that is highly regarded, of great significance, or characterized by intense effort or zeal. It would be used to modify a noun, indicating a high degree of the quality described.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Masculine
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 12 — 2:71
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΡΙΣΠΟΥΔΑΣΤΟΣ.
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.
- ΠΕΡΙΣΠΟΥΔΑΣΤΟΝ — very important, of great concern, earnestly desired, a very important thing
- ΠΕΡΙΣΠΟΥΔΑΣΤΟΣ — very diligent, very zealous, very earnest, very eager, much sought after, highly esteemed
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