TEMTATUS, temtatus
Sounds Like: tem-TAH-toos
Translations: tempted, tried, tested, attempted, a tempted one, one who has been tempted
From the root: TEMPTO
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: TEMTATUS is the perfect passive participle of the verb TEMPTO (or TENTO), meaning 'to tempt, try, test, or attempt'. As a participle, it functions like an adjective, describing a noun that has undergone the action of being tempted, tried, or tested. It can also be used substantively as a noun, referring to 'one who has been tempted' or 'a tempted one'.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Instances
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 9 — 31:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, TEMPTO.
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.
- TEMPTAUERUNT — they tried, they tested, they tempted, they attempted, they assailed
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