ΚΑΘΑΠΕΡʼ, καθαπερʼ
KATHAPERʼ, kathaperʼ
Sounds Like: kath-AH-per
Translations: just as, even as, as, like as
From the root: ΚΑΘΑΠΕΡ
Part of Speech: Adverb, Conjunction
Explanation: ΚΑΘΑΠΕΡ is a compound word formed from ΚΑΤΑ (down, according to) and ΠΕΡ (a particle emphasizing similarity). It functions as an adverb or conjunction, meaning 'just as' or 'even as'. It is used to introduce a comparison, indicating that something is exactly like or happens in the same way as something else. The trailing apostrophe indicates an elision, meaning the final vowel of ΚΑΘΑΠΕΡ has been dropped before a word starting with a vowel.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Strong’s number: G2509 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΘΑΠΕΡ.
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.
- ΚΑΘΑΠΕΡ — just as, even as, as, according as
- ΚΑΘΑΠΕΡΕἸΣ — just as, exactly as, as if, as though
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