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Redirected from αρεταϲ, replacing lunate sigma Ϲϲ with normal sigma Σσ/ς.

ΑΡΕΤΑΣ, αρετας

ARETAS, aretas

Sounds Like: ah-REH-tas

Translations: virtues, excellences, moral excellences, perfections

From the root: ΑΡΕΤΗ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to moral excellence, virtue, or goodness. It describes a quality of high moral standing or inherent goodness, often implying a praiseworthy character or action. It is used to denote the various aspects of a person's moral uprightness or the excellent qualities of something.

Inflection: Plural, Accusative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G703 (Lookup on BibleHub)


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Codex Sinaiticus

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
  • ἈΡΕΤΗΣ — of virtue, of excellence, of moral goodness, of valor
  • ΑΡΕΤΑ — virtues, excellences, moral goodnesses
  • ΑΡΕΤΑΙ — 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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