ἈΓΕΝΕΣΤΑΤΟΝ, ἀγενεστατον
AGENESTATON, agenestaton
Sounds Like: ah-geh-NES-tah-ton
Translations: most ignoble, most base, most worthless, most low-born
From the root: ἈΓΕΝΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is the superlative form of the adjective 'ἀγενής' (agenēs), meaning 'ignoble' or 'low-born'. As a superlative, 'ἀγενέστατον' indicates the highest degree of this quality, meaning 'most ignoble' or 'most worthless'. It describes something or someone as being of the lowest possible quality, character, or origin. It is used to emphasize extreme baseness or lack of noble qualities.
Inflection: Superlative, Neuter, Singular, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G0002 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Three — 8:29
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΓΕΝΗΣ.
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- ἈΓΕΝΕΙΣ — ignoble, low-born, base, obscure, unknown, ignoble ones, low-born ones
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