ἘΝΔΕΕΣΤΕΡΟΝ, ἐνδεεστερον
ENDEESTERON, endeesteron
Sounds Like: en-deh-ES-teh-ron
Translations: more lacking, more deficient, more needy, more inferior, a more lacking thing
From the root: ἘΝΔΕΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is the comparative form of the adjective 'endeēs', meaning 'lacking' or 'deficient'. As a comparative, it indicates a greater degree of lacking or deficiency. It describes something that is more in need or more inferior compared to something else. It can be used to describe a state of being less sufficient or less adequate.
Inflection: Neuter, Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Comparative
Strong’s number: G1729 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 11 — 4:81
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Three — 7:7
The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΝΔΕΗΣ.
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.
- ἘΝΔΕΕΙ — lacking, in need, deficient, poor, needy
- ἘΝΔΕΕΙΣ — needy, poor, lacking, deficient, in want
- ἘΝΔΕΕΣ — lacking, deficient, in need, needy, poor, a needy one, a poor one
- ἘΝΔΕΕΣΙ — (to) those lacking, (to) the needy, (to) the deficient
- ἘΝΔΕΕΣΤΕΡΟΥΣ — more deficient, more lacking, more needy, more wanting
- ἘΝΔΕΗΣ — lacking, needy, deficient, in want of, poor, destitute
- ἘΝΔΕΟΥΣ — of needy, of poor, of deficient, of lacking
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