ΠΟΘΕΙΝΟΤΕΡΑ, ποθεινοτερα
POTHEINOTERA, potheinotera
Sounds Like: poh-thay-NOH-teh-rah
Translations: more longed for, more desired, more yearned for, more desirable
From the root: ΠΟΘΕΙΝΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is a comparative adjective, meaning 'more longed for' or 'more desired'. It describes something that is held in greater affection or is more highly valued than something else. It is often used to express a strong sense of yearning or affection for a person or thing.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Feminine, Comparative
Strong’s number: G4213 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 4 Maccabees — 15:1
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 4 Maccabees — 15:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΟΘΕΙΝΟΣ.
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.
- ΠΟΘΕΙΝΗ — longed for, desired, beloved, dear, a longed-for one, a desired one
- ΠΟΘΕΙΝΟΣ — longed for, desired, desirable, beloved, dear
- ΠΟΘΕΙΝΟΤΑΤΗΣ — of most longed for, of most desired, of most yearned for
- ΠΟΘΕΙΝΟΤΕΡΑΝ — more longed for, more desirable, more yearned for
- ΠΟΘΕΙΝΟΤΕΡΟΝ — more longed for, more desired, more yearned for, more desirable
- ΠΟΘΕΙΝΟΥ — of longed for, of desired, of yearned for, of beloved, a longed for one, a desired one, a yearned for one, a beloved one
- ΠΟΘΙΝΟΥΣ — longed for, desired, yearned for, missed
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