ΤΕΡΑΤΟΛΟΓΕΙΝ, τερατολογειν
TERATOLOGEIN, teratologein
Sounds Like: teh-ra-toh-lo-GEH-in
Translations: to speak of wonders, to tell marvelous tales, to tell monstrous tales
From the root: ΤΕΡΑΤΟΛΟΓΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from 'τέρας' (teras), meaning 'wonder' or 'monster,' and 'λέγω' (lego), meaning 'to speak' or 'to tell.' It describes the act of speaking about extraordinary, marvelous, or even monstrous things. It can imply exaggeration or the telling of incredible stories.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G5089 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 67:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΤΕΡΑΤΟΛΟΓΕΩ.
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.
- ΤΕΡΑΤΟΛΟΓΕΩ — to speak of wonders, to tell marvelous tales, to talk nonsense, to speak of portents
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