ΣΚΑΙΟΝ, σκαιον
SKAION, skaion
Sounds Like: SKAI-on
Translations: foolish, stupid, clumsy, awkward, a foolish thing
From the root: ΣΚΑΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something or someone as foolish, stupid, or clumsy. It can refer to a lack of intelligence or skill, often implying an unrefined or ungraceful nature. In the provided context, it refers to someone who is so foolish as to not believe in the Roman benevolence.
Inflection: Neuter, Singular, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G4650 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΚΑΙΟΣ.
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.
- ΣΚΑΙΟΣ — left, left-handed, awkward, clumsy, foolish, stupid, ill-omened, unlucky
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