ἘΠΙΦΘΟΝΟΥ, ἐπιφθονου
EPIPHTHONOU, epiphthonou
Sounds Like: ep-ee-FTHO-noo
Translations: (of) enviable, (of) envied, (of) hateful, (of) odious, (of) grudging
From the root: ΕΠΙΦΘΟΝΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something that is an object of envy or ill-will, or something that causes envy or hatred. It can refer to something that is enviable, or something that is hated or resented. It is used to describe a person, thing, or action that attracts negative attention due to its perceived superiority or undeserved success.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine, Feminine or Neuter
Strong’s number: G2079 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 16 — 10:349
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΦΘΟΝΟΣ.
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.
- ἘΠΙΦΘΟΝΑ — enviable, an enviable, subject to envy, causing envy, invidious
- ἘΠΙΦΘΟΝΟΙ — envious, an envious one, subject to envy, ill-disposed, hateful
- ΕΠΙΦΘΟΝΟΣ — envious, invidious, hateful, grudging
- ΕΠΙΦΘΟΝΩΣ — enviously, grudgingly, jealously
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