ἘΠΙΣΦΑΛΕΣΤΕΡΟΣΤΟΙΣ, ἐπισφαλεστεροστοις
EPISPHALESTEROSTOIS, episphalesterostois
Sounds Like: eh-pee-sfa-LEH-steh-ross-TOYS
Translations: more dangerous, more precarious, more unsafe, (to) the, (for) the
From the root: ΕΠΙΣΦΑΛΗΣ, ΟΙ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Article
Explanation: This appears to be a compound of two words: the adjective 'ἘΠΙΣΦΑΛΕΣΤΕΡΟΣ' and the definite article 'ΤΟΙΣ'. 'ἘΠΙΣΦΑΛΕΣΤΕΡΟΣ' is the comparative form of the adjective 'ἐπισφαλής', meaning 'dangerous' or 'precarious', so it translates to 'more dangerous' or 'more precarious'. 'ΤΟΙΣ' is the dative plural form of the definite article 'the', meaning 'to the' or 'for the'. When combined, it would mean 'more dangerous to the' or 'more precarious for the'. This construction suggests that the danger or precariousness is directed towards or experienced by a group of people or things.
Inflection: ἘΠΙΣΦΑΛΕΣΤΕΡΟΣ: Masculine, Nominative, Singular (or Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular); ΤΟΙΣ: All genders, Dative, Plural
Strong’s numbers: G2078 (Lookup on BibleHub), G3588 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 19:36
From the same root
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