ΚΑΘΗΚΟΝΤΟΣ, καθηκοντος
KATHĒKONTOS, kathēkontos
Sounds Like: ka-THE-kon-tos
Translations: of duty, of what is proper, of what is fitting, of what is becoming
From the root: ΚΑΘΗΚΟΝ
Part of Speech: Noun, Adjective
Explanation: This word refers to what is proper, fitting, or a duty. It describes something that is appropriate or incumbent upon someone. It is often used to denote a moral obligation or a suitable course of action.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Neuter
Strong’s number: G2520 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 5 — 1:86
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΘΗΚΟΝ.
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.
- ΚΑΘΗΚΟΝΤΩΝ — of duties, of obligations, of what is proper, of what is fitting
- ΚΑΘΗΚΟΝΤΩΣ — fittingly, properly, suitably, appropriately, as is fitting, as is proper
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