2001 Translation

PHAIDROTERON, phaidroteron

Sounds Like: fai-DRO-teh-ron

Translations: brighter, more cheerful, more radiant, a brighter thing

From the root: ΦΑΙΔΡΟΣ

Part of Speech: Adjective

Explanation: This word is the neuter singular form of the comparative adjective 'phaidroteros', meaning 'brighter' or 'more cheerful'. It is derived from the adjective 'phaidros' (bright, cheerful). It describes something as being more bright, cheerful, or radiant than something else. It can function as an adjective modifying a neuter noun or as a substantive meaning 'a brighter thing'.

Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative, Comparative

Strong’s number: G5339 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Clement of Alexandria

• Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 12:8

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΦΑΙΔΡΟΣ.

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.

• ΦΑΙΔΡΟΙ — bright, cheerful, radiant, joyful, glad, happy
• ΦΑΙΔΡΟΝ — bright, radiant, cheerful, a bright thing, a radiant thing, a cheerful thing
• ΦΑΙΔΡΟΣ — bright, radiant, shining, cheerful, joyful, splendid
• ΦΕΔΡΟΙ — bright, cheerful, joyful, radiant, glad, a bright one, a cheerful one

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