ἈΔΟΞΙΑ, ἀδοξια
ADOXIA, adoxia
Sounds Like: ah-dox-EE-ah
Translations: dishonor, disgrace, ignominy, shame, a dishonor, a disgrace
From the root: ΔΟΞΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from the negative prefix 'ἀ-' (a-) meaning 'not' or 'without', and 'δόξα' (doxa) meaning 'glory' or 'honor'. Therefore, it signifies the state of being without honor or glory. It is used to describe a condition of disgrace, shame, or ignominy. For example, one might speak of a person falling into 'ἀδοξία' due to their actions.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G0794 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:269
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 10:60
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Sirach — 3:11
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΟΞΑ.
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.
- ἈΔΟΞΟΣ — inglorious, without glory, dishonorable, unesteemed, of no reputation, obscure, an inglorious one, a dishonorable one
- ΔΟΞΑ — glory, a glory, splendor, honor, praise, reputation, dignity, majesty
- ΔΟΞΑʼ — glory, honor, praise, splendor, majesty, dignity, renown, a glory, an honor
- ΔΟΞΑΙ — glories, honors, splendors, reputations, opinions, judgments
- ΔΟΞΑΙΣ — glories, honors, praises, splendors, reputations
- ΔΟΞΑΝ — glory, a glory, splendor, honor, praise, dignity, reputation
- ΔΟΞΑΣΙΣ — glorification, magnification, exaltation
- ΔΟΞΕΙΑΝ — glory, opinion, praise, splendor, a glory, an opinion, a praise, a splendor
- ΔΟΞΕΩΣ — of glory, of honor, of splendor, of renown, of praise, of dignity, of majesty, of opinion, of reputation
- ΔΟΞΗ — glory, a glory, honor, an honor, splendor, a splendor, majesty, a majesty, renown, a renown, reputation, a reputation, dignity, a dignity
- ΔΟΞΗΝ — glory, honor, splendor, renown, a glory, an honor
- ΔΟΞΗΣ — of glory, of honor, of praise, of splendor, of majesty, of reputation
- ΔΟΞΟΣ — glorious, splendid, honorable, esteemed
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