ἨΘΕΙ, ἠθει
ĒTHEI, ēthei
Sounds Like: AY-thay
Translations: of custom, of habit, of character, of disposition, of nature, of moral character
From the root: ΗΘΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is the genitive singular form of the noun 'ἦθος' (ēthos). It refers to a custom, habit, character, or disposition. It describes the inherent nature or moral character of a person or group. In a sentence, it would typically be used to indicate possession or origin, such as 'of a certain character' or 'according to custom'.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Neuter
Strong’s number: G2239 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 2 — 6:147
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
- The Life of Flavius Josephus — 76:427
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΗΘΟΣ.
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.
- ἨΘΕΣΙΝ — customs, habits, character, dispositions, morals
- ἨΘΟΣ — custom, habit, character, a custom, a habit, a character
- ἨΘΟΥΣ — of character, of custom, of habit, of disposition, of nature
- ΗΘΕΙ — to character, to custom, to habit, to disposition
- ΗΘΗ — customs, habits, morals, character
- ΗΘΟΣ — custom, habit, usage, character, a custom, a habit
- ΗΘΩΝ — of customs, of habits, of characters, of moral natures
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