2001 Translation

ARETĒS, aretēs

Sounds Like: ah-reh-TAYS

Translations: of virtue, of excellence, of moral goodness, of valor

From the root: ΑΡΕΤΗ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to moral excellence, virtue, or valor. It describes a quality of high moral standing or outstanding ability, often implying courage or effectiveness.

Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine

Strong’s number: G703 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Aristeas

• Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:122, 1:278

Clement of Alexandria

• Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 1:11, 4:80
• To the Newly Baptized — 1:2

Josephus' Against Apion

• Book One — 4:42, 15:145, 17:170, 32:226, 39:279, 40:286, 41:290
• Book Two — 4:42, 15:145, 17:170, 32:226, 39:279, 40:286, 41:290

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

• Book 1 — 0:6, 0:8, 0:20, 2:53, 3:72, 16:250, 19:280, 19:300, 22:346
• Book 2 — 5:69, 6:161, 11:262
• Book 3 — 1:12, 2:58, 4:69, 15:317, 15:322
• Book 4 — 5:96, 6:154, 7:164, 8:179, 8:182, 8:185, 8:190, 8:196, 8:223, 8:320, 8:321, 8:326, 8:331
• Book 5 — 1:52, 1:63, 1:73, 8:245, 8:317
• Book 6 — 5:93, 8:160
• Book 7 — 14:381
• Book 8 — 1:1, 2:49, 7:196
• Book 9 — 11:236
• Book 12 — 1:9, 2:53, 6:281
• Book 14 — 4:72, 8:152, 9:159, 10:199, 15:446
• Book 15 — 5:114, 5:146
• Book 17 — 2:29, 5:100, 5:102, 5:129, 6:149, 6:153, 6:158, 6:181, 8:203, 10:272, 10:278, 11:313
• Book 18 — 1:13, 1:14, 1:15, 1:20, 3:66, 8:278, 9:323, 9:326, 9:339
• Book 19 — 1:16, 1:38, 1:49, 1:57, 1:63, 1:78, 1:155, 2:168, 2:171, 2:181, 2:196, 2:202, 3:231, 3:233

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book One — 10:11, 11:6, 14:24, 17:20, 34:4
• Book Two — 8:40
• Book Three — 3:16, 5:2
• Book Four — 1:33, 6:35
• Book Five — 9:67, 11:38
• Book Six — 1:20
• Book Seven — 5:18, 5:31

Justin Martyr

• Second Apology of Justin Martyr — 0:2, 0:6

Life of Flavius Josephus, The

• The Life of Flavius Josephus — 49:258

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• 2 Maccabees — 6:31, 10:28, 15:12
• 4 Maccabees — 1:2, 9:8, 9:18, 11:2, 12:15, 13:27, 17:23
• Wisdom — 4:1, 5:13

The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments

• Mandate 6 — 2:3

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΡΕΤΗ.

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.

• ἈΡΕΤΑ — virtue, excellence, moral goodness, a virtue, an excellence
• ἈΡΕΤΑΙΣ — (to) virtues, (by) virtues, (with) virtues, (to) excellencies, (by) excellencies, (with) excellencies, (to) merits, (by) merits, (with) merits
• ἈΡΕΤΑΣ — virtues, excellences, good qualities
• ἈΡΕΤΗΝ — virtue, excellence, moral excellence, goodness, a virtue, an excellence
• ΑΡΕΤΑ — virtues, excellences, moral goodnesses
• ΑΡΕΤΑΙ — virtues, excellences, moral excellences, perfections
• ΑΡΕΤΑΣ — virtues, excellences, moral excellences, perfections
• ΑΡΕΤΗ — virtue, excellence, moral excellence, a virtue, an excellence
• ΑΡΕΤΗΝ — virtue, excellence, moral excellence, a virtue, an excellence, a moral excellence
• ΑΡΕΤΗΣ — of virtue, of excellence, of moral goodness, of valor
• ΑΡΕΤΩΝ — of virtue, of excellence, of moral excellence, of goodness
• ΑΡΕΤ‾Η‾ — virtue, excellence, moral excellence, goodness, a virtue, an excellence
• ἘΝΑΡΕΤΩΣ — virtuously, excellently, uprightly
• ΤΗΝἈΡΕΤΗΝ — the virtue, the excellence, a virtue, an excellence

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