SUPERANTES, superantes
Sounds Like: soo-peh-RAHN-tays
Translations: overcoming, surpassing, conquering, excelling, those who overcome, those who surpass
From the root: SUPERO
Part of Speech: Participle, Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This word is a present active participle derived from the verb 'supero', meaning 'to overcome' or 'to surpass'. As a participle, it describes an ongoing action and can function as an adjective, modifying a noun, or as a noun itself, referring to 'those who are overcoming' or 'the ones who are surpassing'. It indicates a state of being superior or victorious.
Inflection: Present Active Participle, Nominative or Accusative Plural (all genders), or Genitive Singular (all genders)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, SUPERO.
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.
- SUPERO — overcome, conquer, surpass, excel, surmount, get over, defeat, outdo, rise above
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