ΣΤΕΡΓΟΥΣΑΣ, στεργουσας
STERGOUSAS, stergousas
Sounds Like: ster-GOO-sas
Translations: loving, cherishing, being fond of
From the root: ΣΤΕΡΓΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a present active participle, meaning 'loving' or 'cherishing'. It describes an ongoing action of affection or fondness. It is often used to describe the love within a family, particularly the affection of parents for children or spouses for each other, implying a deep, natural, and enduring bond.
Inflection: Present, Active, Participle, Feminine, Accusative, Plural
Strong’s number: G4758 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Rome
- Clement’s First Letter — 1:3
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Polycarp’s Letter to the Philippians — 4:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΤΕΡΓΩ.
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.
- ἘΣΤΕΡΓΕΝ — loved, cherished, was fond of, was content with
- ἘΣΤΕΡΓΕΤΟ — was loved, was cherished, was fond of, was content with
- ἘΣΤΕΡΓΟΜΗΝ — I was loved, I was cherished, I was content with, I was fond of
- ἘΣΤΕΡΞΕ — loved, cherished, was content with, was fond of
- ΣΤΕΡΓ — to love, to be fond of, to cherish, to be content with
- ΣΤΕΡΓΕΙ — loves, cherishes, is fond of, is content with
- ΣΤΕΡΓΕΙΝ — to love, to be fond of, to cherish, to be content with
- ΣΤΕΡΓΕΤΑΙ — is loved, is cherished, is fondled, is content, is satisfied
- ΣΤΕΡΓΟ — to love, to be fond of, to be content with, to cherish
- ΣΤΕΡΓΟΙΤΕ — you would love, you would cherish, you would be content with, you would be fond of
- ΣΤΕΡΓΟΜΕΝΗΣ — cherished, loved, esteemed, contented, a cherished one, a loved one
- ΣΤΕΡΓΟΜΕΝΟΝ — being loved, being cherished, being contented, being satisfied, a loved one, a cherished one
- ΣΤΕΡΓΟΝΤΑ — loving, cherishing, being fond of, being content with
- ΣΤΕΡΓΟΝΤΕΣ — loving, cherishing, being fond of, being content with, accepting
- ΣΤΕΡΓΩ — to love, to be fond of, to be content with, to approve, to cherish, to feel affection for
- ΣΤΕΡΓΩΝ — loving, cherishing, being fond of, being content with, accepting
- ΣΤΕΡΞΟΝ — love dearly!, be content!, be fond of!
- ΣΤΕΡΞΩΣΙΝ — they will love, they may love, they should love
- ΤΗΝΣΤΕΡΓΟΜΕΝΗΝ — the one being loved, the beloved one, the one being cherished, the cherished one
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