ΤΕΡΑΣΤΙΟΝ, τεραστιον
TERASTION, terastion
Sounds Like: teh-RAS-tee-on
Translations: monstrous, enormous, prodigious, immense, a monstrous thing, an enormous thing
From the root: ΤΕΡΑΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is an adjective meaning 'monstrous' or 'enormous', derived from the noun 'τέρας' (teras), which means 'wonder' or 'omen'. It describes something of an extraordinary, often awe-inspiring or frightening, size or nature. It can be used to describe things that are unusually large, strange, or remarkable.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G5089 (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, ΤΕΡΑΣ.
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.
- ΤΕΡΑ — wonders, portents, omens, a wonder, a portent, an omen
- ΤΕΡΑΟΣΙΝ — to signs, to wonders, to omens, to marvels
- ΤΕΡΑΣ — wonder, a wonder, sign, a sign, omen, a omen, marvel, a marvel
- ΤΕΡΑΣΙ — (to) wonders, (to) marvels, (to) omens, (to) signs
- ΤΕΡΑΣΙΝ — (to) wonders, (to) marvels, (to) signs, (to) omens
- ΤΕΡΑΤ — wonder, a wonder, marvel, a marvel, sign, a sign, omen, a portent
- ΤΕΡΑΤΑ — wonders, marvels, portents, omens
- ΤΕΡΑΤΕΙΑΔΕ — like a wonder, like a marvel, like a monstrosity, in a wondrous manner, in a marvelous manner
- ΤΕΡΑΤΩ — to a wonder, to a marvel, to a sign, to a portent
- ΤΕΡΑΤΩΔΕΣ — monstrous, prodigious, wonderful, marvelous, strange, extraordinary
- ΤΕΡΑΤΩΝ — of wonders, of signs, of omens
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