ΠΥΡΩΔΕΣΤΕΡΟΣ, πυρωδεστερος
PYRŌDESTEROS, pyrōdesteros
Sounds Like: py-ROH-des-te-ros
Translations: more fiery, more burning, more inflamed, more red-hot
From the root: ΠΥΡ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is a comparative adjective, meaning 'more fiery' or 'more burning'. It describes something that is hotter, more intense, or more inflamed than something else. It is derived from the root word 'ΠΥΡ' (pyr), meaning 'fire'.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Neuter, Comparative
Strong’s number: G4451 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 121:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΥΡ.
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.
- ΕΝΠΥΡΙΖΩ — to set on fire, to burn, to kindle
- ΠΙΡΑ — fire, a fire
- ΠΙΡΑΝ — fire, a fire
- ΠΥ — fire, a fire
- ΠΥΡ — fire, a fire
- ΠΥΡʼ — fire, a fire
- ΠΥΡΑΣ — fires, a fire
- ΠΥΡΙ — to fire, by fire, with fire, in fire, fire, a fire
- ΠΥΡΙΑ — fire-pans, censers, braziers
- ΠΥΡΙΝΟΣ — fiery, of fire, burning
- ΠΥΡΙΝΟΥΣ — fiery, of fire
- ΠΥΡΙΟΥ — of a fire-pan, of a censer, of a small fire
- ΠΥΡΙΤΟ — fiery, made of fire, of fire
- ΠΥΡΟ — fire, a fire, wheat, grain, to set on fire, to burn, to be on fire, to be inflamed
- ΠΥΡΟΕΙΔΕΣ — fiery, fire-like, flame-like, resembling fire
- ΠΥΡΟΝ — fire, a fire
- ΠΥΡΟΣ — of fire, fire, a fire
- ΠΥΡΤΕ — unknown
- ΤΟΠΥΡ — the fire, a fire
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