ΦΙΛΟΠΟΝΙΑ, φιλοπονια
PHILOPONIA, philoponia
Sounds Like: fee-lo-po-NEE-ah
Translations: love of labor, diligence, industry, hard work, a love of labor, a diligence, an industry, a hard work
From the root: ΦΙΛΟΣ, ΠΟΝΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word meaning 'love of labor' or 'diligence'. It describes a disposition or habit of being industrious and dedicated to work or effort. It can be used to commend someone's commitment to arduous tasks.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G5380 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:112
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΦΙΛΟΣ, ΠΟΝΟΣ.
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.
- ΦΙΛΟΠΟΝΟΣ — industrious, diligent, laborious, fond of toil
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