MALUM, malum
Sounds Like: MAH-loom
Translations: evil, a misfortune, a calamity, a punishment, a harm, a hurt, an apple, a fruit, bad, harmful, wicked
From the root: MALUM
Part of Speech: Noun, Adjective
Explanation: MALUM can function as a neuter noun meaning 'evil', 'misfortune', 'calamity', 'harm', or 'an apple'/'a fruit'. As a noun, it refers to something bad or a specific type of fruit. It can also be the neuter singular nominative or accusative form of the adjective 'malus', meaning 'bad', 'evil', 'harmful', or 'wicked'. Its meaning depends on the context, whether it's used as a noun or an adjective.
Inflection: Neuter, Singular, Nominative or Accusative
Instances
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 9 — 30:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, MALUM.
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.
- MALORUM — of evils, of bad things, of misfortunes, of harms
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