ἈΔΩΡΟΔΟΚΗΤΟΝ, ἀδωροδοκητον
ADŌRODOKĒTON, adōrodokēton
Sounds Like: ah-doh-roh-doh-KAY-ton
Translations: incorruptible, unbribable, not to be bribed, a not to be bribed
From the root: ΑΔΩΡΟΔΟΚΗΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something or someone that cannot be corrupted or influenced by gifts or bribes. It is a compound word formed from the negative prefix 'α-' (not), 'δῶρον' (gift), and 'δέχομαι' (to receive), literally meaning 'not receiving gifts'. It is used to emphasize integrity and impartiality.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G0008 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:209
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 10 — 11:241
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΔΩΡΟΔΟΚΗΤΟΣ.
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.
- ἈΔΩΡΟΔΟΚΗΤΟΣ — incorruptible, unbribable, not open to bribes, unbribed
- ΑΔΩΡΟΔΟΚΗΤΟΣ — incorruptible, not open to bribes, unbribable, not taking bribes
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