ΚΑΙΝΟΤΟΜΕΙΝ, καινοτομειν
KAINOTOMEIN, kainotomein
Sounds Like: kahee-no-to-MEIN
Translations: to innovate, to introduce novelties, to make changes, to make new things
From the root: ΚΑΙΝΟΤΟΜΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from 'καινός' (kainos, meaning new) and 'τέμνω' (temnō, meaning to cut). It literally means 'to cut new ground' or 'to make new cuts'. It is used to describe the act of introducing something new, making significant changes, or innovating, often implying a departure from established customs or traditions. It can be used in contexts of religious, political, or social innovation.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G2537 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 17:10
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΙΝΟΤΟΜΕΩ.
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.
- ΚΑΙΝΟΤΟΜΕΙΤΕ — innovate, introduce new things, make innovations, introduce novelties, introduce new doctrines
- ΚΑΙΝΟΤΟΜΕΩ — to innovate, to introduce new things, to make innovations
This concordance database is in beta
That means it's an unfinished preview of what we're building and is still being refined and corrected. It was initially generated from Google Gemini 2.5. It will be edited and corrected over time, with additional information added as we go.
It is your responsibility to double-check anything important.
Please report any errors or important missing information.