ΠΟΘΕΙΝΟΤΕΡΑΝ, ποθεινοτεραν
POTHEINOTERAN, potheinoteran
Sounds Like: poh-thay-noh-TEH-ran
Translations: more longed for, more desirable, more yearned for
From the root: ΠΟΘΕΙΝΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is the comparative form of the adjective 'ποθεινός' (potheinos), meaning 'longed for' or 'desirable'. As a comparative adjective, 'ποθεινοτέραν' means 'more longed for' or 'more desirable'. It is used to indicate that something is more highly valued or sought after than something else. In this form, it functions as a feminine singular accusative adjective, often modifying a feminine noun that is the direct object of a verb.
Inflection: Accusative, Singular, Feminine, Comparative
Strong’s number: G4373 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 12 — 7:302
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 4 Maccabees — 13:26
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
- ΠΟΘΕΙΝΟΤΕΡΑ — more longed for, more desired, more yearned for, more desirable
- 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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