ἈΦΙΛΑΓΑΘΟΙ, ἀφιλαγαθοι
APHILAGATHOI, aphilagathoi
Sounds Like: ah-fee-LAH-gah-thoy
Translations: not loving good, without love of good, hating good, unloving of good
From the root: ΑΦΙΛΑΓΑΘΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound adjective formed from the alpha privative (meaning 'not' or 'without'), the root for 'love', and the word for 'good'. It describes someone who does not love what is good, or who is hostile towards goodness. It is used to characterize individuals who lack a natural inclination towards virtue or moral excellence.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G0865 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- 2 Timothy — 3:3
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΦΙΛΑΓΑΘΟΣ.
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.
- ΑΦΙΛΑΓΑΘΟΙ — without love of good, without love for what is good, not loving good, not loving what is good
- ΑΦΙΛΑΓΑΘΟΣ — not loving good, unloving of good, without love of good, not a lover of good
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