ἸΣΩ, ἰσω
ISŌ, isō
Sounds Like: EE-soh
Translations: equal, like, corresponding, perhaps, probably, to make equal, to equalize
From the root: ἸΣΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Adverb, Verb
Explanation: This word can function in several ways. As an adjective (from ἴσος), it means 'equal' or 'like', describing something that is the same in measure, quantity, or quality. As an adverb (from ἴσως), it means 'perhaps' or 'probably', indicating a possibility or likelihood. It can also be a verb form (from ἰσόω), meaning 'to make equal' or 'to equalize'. Its meaning depends heavily on the context in which it is used.
Inflection: Dative, Singular, Feminine or Neuter (from ἴσος); Imperative, Present, Active, Second Person Singular (from ἰσόω); Adverbial form (from ἴσως)
Strong’s numbers: G2470 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2471 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 18 — 3:62
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 13:3
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἸΣΟΣ.
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.
- ἸΣΑΙΣ — equal, the same, like
- ἸΣΗ — equal, a equal, like, a like, fair, a fair
- ἸΣΗΝ — equal, like, fair, an equal, a like thing
- ἸΣΗΣ — equal, like, fair, just
- ἸΣΟΙ — equal, like, a like, a peer, a match
- ἸΣΟΙΣ — equal, a equal, fair, just, a just, like, a like
- ἸΣΟΝ — equal, the same, like, fair, just, an equal thing, a just thing
- ἸΣΟΣ — equal, a like, like, the same, alike, fair, just
- ἸΣΟΥ — of equal, of like, of the same, equal, like, the same
- ἸΣΩΝ — of equal, of the same, of like, of fair, of just
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