2001 Translation

ARET‾Ē‾, aret‾ē‾

Sounds Like: ah-reh-TAY

Translations: virtue, excellence, moral excellence, goodness, a virtue, an excellence

From the root: ΑΡΕΤΗ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word is a scribal abbreviation for ΑΡΕΤΗ (aretē), meaning 'virtue' or 'excellence'. It refers to any kind of excellence, whether moral, physical, or intellectual. In a moral sense, it denotes moral goodness or uprightness. It can be used to describe the quality of being outstanding in some respect. It is often used in philosophical and ethical contexts.

Inflection: Singular, Feminine, Nominative or Accusative

Strong’s number: G0703 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Codex Sinaiticus

• 4 Maccabees — 10:10

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
• 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
• ἘΝΑΡΕΤΩΣ — virtuously, excellently, uprightly
• ΤΗΝἈΡΕΤΗΝ — the virtue, the excellence, a virtue, an excellence

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