2001 Translation

TOLMAISAGENESTERAIS, tolmaisagenesterais

Sounds Like: TOL-mais ah-geh-NES-teh-rais

Translations: (to) acts of boldness, (to) acts of daring, (to) acts of audacity, (to) acts of courage, (to) more ignoble acts of boldness, (to) more ignoble acts of daring, (to) more ignoble acts of audacity, (to) more ignoble acts of courage

From the root: ΤΟΛΜΑ, ΑΓΕΝΗΣ

Part of Speech: Noun, Adjective

Explanation: This is a compound phrase consisting of the noun 'ΤΟΛΜΑΙΣ' (tolmais) and the adjective 'ἈΓΕΝΕΣΤΕΡΑΙΣ' (agenesterais). 'ΤΟΛΜΑΙΣ' means 'boldness, daring, audacity, or courage' and is in the dative plural, indicating 'to/for acts of boldness'. 'ἈΓΕΝΕΣΤΕΡΑΙΣ' is the comparative form of 'ἀγενής' (agenes), meaning 'ignoble, base, or low-born'. In its comparative form, it means 'more ignoble' or 'baser'. When combined, the phrase refers to 'to/for more ignoble acts of boldness' or 'to/for baser acts of daring'. It describes actions that are bold but perhaps morally or socially inferior.

Inflection: ΤΟΛΜΑΙΣ: Dative, Plural, Feminine; ἈΓΕΝΕΣΤΕΡΑΙΣ: Dative, Plural, Feminine, Comparative

Strong’s numbers: G5112 (Lookup on BibleHub), G0029 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book Six — 8:29

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