ΘΗΡΙΩΔΕΙΣ, θηριωδεις
THĒRIŌDEIS, thēriōdeis
Sounds Like: thay-ree-OH-dees
Translations: beastly, savage, wild, ferocious
From the root: ΘΗΡΙΩΔΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something that is like a wild beast, characterized by savagery, ferocity, or brutality. It can be used to describe actions, behaviors, or even people who exhibit such characteristics. It implies a lack of human reason or civility, akin to the nature of a wild animal.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Accusative, Masculine or Feminine
Strong’s number: G2342 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Seven — 1:7
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΘΗΡΙΩΔΗΣ.
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.
- ΘΗΡΙΩΔΕΙ — beastly, savage, wild, ferocious, brutal
- ΘΗΡΙΩΔΕΣΤΑΤΕ — most beastly, most savage, most ferocious, O most beastly one, O most savage one, O most ferocious one
- ΘΗΡΙΩΔΗ — beastly, savage, wild, ferocious, a beastly, a savage, a wild, a ferocious
- ΘΗΡΙΩΔΗΣ — beast-like, savage, fierce, brutal, wild
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