ΓΕΛΟΙΟΝ, γελοιον
GELOION, geloion
Sounds Like: geh-LOI-on
Translations: ridiculous, laughable, absurd, a ridiculous thing, an absurdity
From the root: ΓΕΛΟΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This word describes something that is laughable, ridiculous, or absurd. As an adjective, it would modify a neuter noun. As a neuter noun, it refers to a ridiculous or absurd thing itself. It is often used to express a sense of foolishness or unreasonableness.
Inflection: Neuter, Singular, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G1077 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 19 — 6:306
Justin Martyr
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΓΕΛΟΙΟΣ.
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.
- ΓΕΛΟΙ — ridiculous, laughable, absurd, silly
- ΓΕΛΟΙΑ — ridiculous, laughable, absurd, a ridiculous thing, a laughable thing, ridiculous things, laughable things
- ΓΕΛΟΙΟΣ — ridiculous, laughable, absurd, silly, a ridiculous thing
- ΓΕΛΟΙΟΤΑΤΟΝ — most ridiculous, most laughable, a most ridiculous thing, the most ridiculous thing
- ΓΕΛΟΙΟΤΕΡΟΝ — more ridiculous, more laughable, more absurd, a more ridiculous thing, a more laughable thing, a more absurd thing
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