ἘΠΙΤΗΔΕΙΟΤΕΡΟΥΣ, ἐπιτηδειοτερους
EPITĒDEIOTEROUS, epitēdeioterous
Sounds Like: ep-ee-tay-DEI-oh-roos
Translations: more suitable, more convenient, more useful, more fitting, more appropriate
From the root: ἘΠΙΤΗΔΕΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is an adjective in the comparative degree, meaning 'more suitable' or 'more fitting'. It describes something or someone that is better suited or more appropriate for a particular purpose or situation than another. It is used to compare two or more entities, indicating which one possesses the quality of suitability to a greater extent.
Inflection: Masculine, Plural, Accusative, Comparative Degree
Strong’s number: G2039 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 13:9
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΠΙΤΗΔΕΙΟΣ.
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.
- ἘΠΙΤΗΔΕΙΑ — suitable, fit, proper, convenient, necessary, useful, provisions, necessities, supplies, a provision, a necessity, a supply
- ἘΠΙΤΗΔΕΙΟΙ — suitable, fit, convenient, necessary, useful, proper, appropriate, advantageous, friendly, intimate, friends, necessities
- ἘΠΙΤΗΔΕΙΟΥΣ — suitable, fit, convenient, useful, necessary, proper, appropriate, advantageous, a suitable one, a fit one, a necessary one
- ἘΠΙΤΗΔΕΙΩΝ — (of) necessities, (of) provisions, (of) supplies, (of) things necessary
- ἘΠΙΤΗΔΕΙΩΣ — suitably, conveniently, appropriately, properly, fitly
- ΤΟΥΣἘΠΙΤΗΔΕΙΟΥΣ — the suitable, the necessary, the useful, the proper, the fit, the convenient, the appropriate, the friendly, the intimate, the relatives, the friends
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