ΚΑΤΟΙΚΤΕΙΡΑΝΤΟΣ, κατοικτειραντος
KATOIKTEIRANTOS, katoikteirantos
Sounds Like: kah-toyk-TAY-ran-tos
Translations: having had compassion, having pitied, of having had compassion, of having pitied
From the root: ΚΑΤΟΙΚΤΕΙΡΩ
Part of Speech: Verb (Participle)
Explanation: This word is a participle derived from the verb 'κατοικτείρω', meaning 'to have compassion' or 'to pity'. As a participle, it functions like an adjective or adverb, describing an action that has already occurred. It indicates someone who has shown mercy or pity. In the provided examples, it describes God having compassion on the mother.
Inflection: Aorist Active Participle, Singular, Genitive, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2755 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΟΙΚΤΕΙΡΩ.
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.
- ΚΑΤΟΙΚΤΕΙΡΑΙ — to have compassion, to pity, to feel pity, to show mercy
- ΚΑΤΟΙΚΤΕΙΡΗΣΑΣ — having had compassion, having pitied, having felt pity
- ΚΑΤΩΚΤΕΙΡΑΝ — they pitied, they had compassion on
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