ΠΡΟΓΕΝΗΣ, προγενης
PROGENĒS, progenēs
Sounds Like: pro-GEH-nays
Translations: born before, prior, earlier, ancient, primeval
From the root: ΠΡΟΓΕΝΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is an adjective meaning 'born before' or 'prior'. It is a compound word formed from 'προ-' (pro-), meaning 'before' or 'in front of', and '-γενης' (-genes), related to 'birth' or 'origin'. It describes something or someone that existed or was born at an earlier time, indicating precedence in time or origin. It can be used to describe ancestors, ancient things, or events that occurred previously.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine or Feminine
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΟΓΕΝΗΣ.
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.
- ΠΡΟΓΕΝΕΣΤΕΡΑ — older, earlier, prior, an older one, an earlier one
- ΠΡΟΓΕΝΕΣΤΕΡΟΣ — older, earlier, prior, more ancient
- ΠΡΟΓΕΝΕΣΤΕΡΩΝ — of earlier, of older, of former, of prior
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