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Name of God’s Son

ΣΕΜΝΗΣ, σεμνης

SEMNĒS, semnēs

Sounds Like: SEM-nees

Translations: of a reverent, of a venerable, of a serious, of an honorable, of a dignified

From the root: ΣΕΜΝΟΣ

Part of Speech: Adjective

Explanation: This word is an adjective that describes something or someone as worthy of respect, reverence, or honor. It can also imply seriousness, dignity, or solemnity. It is used to characterize individuals, actions, or things that possess these qualities, often in a moral or religious context.

Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine

Strong’s number: G4586 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Codex Sinaiticus
  • 4 Maccabees — 7:15
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
  • 4 Maccabees — 7:15

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΕΜΝΟΣ.

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.

  • ΣΕΜΝ — reverend, venerable, serious, grave, holy, worthy of respect, honorable
  • ΣΕΜΝΑ — reverent, venerable, serious, honorable, dignified, sacred, holy
  • ΣΕΜΝΑΙ — reverent, honorable, respectable, serious, dignified
  • ΣΕΜΝΑΣ — reverent, dignified, serious, honorable, respectable
  • ΣΕΜΝΗ — reverent, venerable, serious, dignified, honorable, modest, a reverent one, a venerable one
  • ΣΕΜΝΗΝ — reverent, a reverent, venerable, a venerable, serious, a serious, honorable, an honorable, modest, a modest
  • ΣΕΜΝΟΙ — reverent, honorable, serious, dignified, worthy of respect
  • ΣΕΜΝΟΝ — reverent, serious, honorable, respectable, venerable, noble, a reverent thing, a serious thing, an honorable thing, a respectable thing, a venerable thing, a noble thing
  • ΣΕΜΝΟΣ — reverent, venerable, serious, honorable, grave, dignified, a reverent, a venerable, a serious, an honorable, a grave, a dignified
  • ΣΕΜΝΟΤΑΤΗΣ — most venerable, most holy, most august, most serious, most respectable, most honorable
  • ΣΕΜΝΟΤΑΤΟΣ — most reverent, most venerable, most serious, most honorable, most respectable
  • ΣΕΜΝΟΤΑΤΟΥ — (of) most venerable, (of) most reverend, (of) most honorable, (of) most serious, (of) most august
  • ΣΕΜΝΟΤΕΡΟΝ — more solemn, more venerable, more honorable, more serious, more reverent, more respectable
  • ΣΕΜΝΟΤΕΡΩΝ — of more venerable, of more serious, of more honorable, of more reverent
  • ΣΕΜΝΟΥ — of reverend, of venerable, of serious, of honorable, of worthy of respect, of a reverend, of a venerable, of a serious, of an honorable, of a worthy of respect
  • ΣΕΜΝΟΥΣ — honorable, a honorable, respectable, a respectable, serious, a serious, dignified, a dignified, reverent, a reverent
  • ΣΕΜΝΩ — reverently, honorably, seriously, gravely, with dignity, solemnly
  • ΣΕΜΝΩΝ — of reverent, of venerable, of honorable, of serious, of dignified
  • ΣΕΜΝΩΣ — reverently, honorably, seriously, gravely, with dignity, becomingly, decorously

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