ΙΕΡΟΠΡΕΠΕΙΣ, ιεροπρεπεις
IEROPREPEIS, ieroprepeis
Sounds Like: hee-eh-rop-pre-PEYS
Translations: reverent, devout, holy, sacred, becoming to a sacred person/thing
From the root: ΙΕΡΟΠΡΕΠΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound adjective formed from 'ἱερός' (hieros), meaning 'sacred' or 'holy', and 'πρέπω' (prepo), meaning 'to be fitting' or 'to be proper'. It describes something or someone that is fitting or becoming for a sacred context, or someone who behaves in a reverent and devout manner. It is used to describe qualities appropriate for those involved in sacred duties or living a holy life.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Accusative, Masculine or Feminine
Strong’s number: G2412 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Titus — 2:3
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΙΕΡΟΠΡΕΠΗΣ.
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.
- ΙΕΡΟΠΡΕΠΗ — reverent, sacred, becoming, suitable, fitting, holy, devout
- ΙΕΡΟΠΡΕΠΗΣ — reverent, devout, holy, sacred, becoming, fitting, suitable
- ΙΕΡΟΠΡΕΠΟΥΣ — of holy, of sacred, of reverent, of becoming, of fitting, of a holy, of a sacred, of a reverent, of a becoming, of a fitting
- ΙΕΡΟΠΡΕΠΩΣ — reverently, sacredly, piously, devoutly, in a manner befitting a sacred place/person
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