ΦΙΛΟΤΕΚΝΩΤΕΡΑΙ, φιλοτεκνωτεραι
PHILOTEKNŌTERAI, philoteknōterai
Sounds Like: fee-loh-tek-NOH-teh-rai
Translations: more loving toward children, more fond of children, more maternal
From the root: ΦΙΛΟΤΕΚΝΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is a comparative adjective meaning 'more loving toward children' or 'more fond of children'. It describes someone, typically a mother, who exhibits a greater degree of affection or care for her offspring compared to others. It is used to emphasize a heightened sense of maternal love or devotion.
Inflection: Feminine, Plural, Nominative or Accusative, Comparative
Strong’s number: G5388 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 4 Maccabees — 15:5
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 4 Maccabees — 15:5
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΦΙΛΟΤΕΚΝΟΣ.
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.
- ΦΙΛΟΤΕΚΝΟΣ — loving one's children, fond of one's children, a lover of children
- ΦΙΛΟΤΕΚΝΟΥΣ — loving their children, fond of one's children, loving children
- ΦΙΛΟΤΕΚΝΩΤΕΡΑ — more loving toward children, more fond of children, a more loving mother, a more child-loving woman
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