ἘΠΕΙΡΑΘΗΚΑΙΝΟΤΕΡΟΥ, ἐπειραθηκαινοτερου
EPEIRATHĒKAINOTEROU, epeirathēkainoterou
Sounds Like: eh-peh-ee-RAH-thee-keh-ee-noh-TEH-roo
Translations: was tried, was tested, was tempted, newer, more new, of a newer, of a more new
From the root: ΠΕΙΡΑΖΩ, ΚΑΙΝΟΣ
Part of Speech: Verb, Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound word formed by the verb 'ἐπειράθη' (epeirathē), meaning 'was tried' or 'was tested,' and the adjective 'καινοτέρου' (kainoterou), meaning 'of a newer' or 'of a more new' (genitive singular of the comparative form of 'new'). The combination suggests something like 'was tried with something newer' or 'experienced something more novel.' It describes an experience or suffering that is of a more recent or different kind.
Inflection: Verb: Aorist, Passive, Indicative, 3rd Person Singular; Adjective: Genitive, Singular, Masculine or Neuter, Comparative
Strong’s numbers: G3985 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2537 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2538 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 6:9
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΠΕΙΡΑΖΩ, ΚΑΙΝΟΣ, appear in our texts.
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