ἈΠΙΘΑΝΩΤΑΤΟΝ, ἀπιθανωτατον
APITHANŌTATON, apithanōtaton
Sounds Like: ah-pee-tha-NOH-tah-ton
Translations: most unlikely, most improbable, very unlikely, very improbable, a most unlikely thing, an extremely improbable thing
From the root: ἈΠΙΘΑΝΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is the superlative form of the adjective 'ἀπίθανος' (apithanos), meaning 'unlikely' or 'improbable'. As a superlative, it indicates the highest degree of unlikelihood or improbability. It is a compound word formed from the negative prefix 'ἀ-' (a-), meaning 'not', and 'πιθανός' (pithanos), meaning 'plausible' or 'persuasive'. It describes something that is extremely difficult to believe or is highly improbable to occur. It can be used to describe a situation, an event, or an argument.
Inflection: Neuter, Singular, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G545 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 15 — 6:178
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΠΙΘΑΝΟΣ.
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.
- ἈΠΙΘΑΝΟΙΣ — to unbelievable, to incredible, to improbable, to unpersuasive, by unbelievable, by incredible, by improbable, by unpersuasive
- ἈΠΙΘΑΝΟΣ — improbable, incredible, unbelievable, a thing unbelievable
- ἈΠΙΘΑΝΟΥΣ — unbelievable, incredible, improbable, unlikely
- ἈΠΙΘΑΝΩΣ — improbably, unlikely, incredibly, absurdly
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