ΜΙΚΡΟΛΟΓΟΥΜΕΝΟΣ, μικρολογουμενος
MIKROLOGOUMENOS, mikrologoumenos
Sounds Like: mee-kroh-loh-goo-MEH-nohs
Translations: speaking in a small way, speaking trivially, being petty, being mean, being stingy, being niggardly
From the root: ΜΙΚΡΟΛΟΓΕΩ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This word is a compound participle derived from 'μικρός' (small) and 'λόγος' (word/speech), or 'λέγω' (to speak). It describes someone who speaks in a petty, trivial, or mean-spirited manner. It can also refer to someone who is stingy or niggardly in their speech or actions, focusing on small, insignificant details rather than the broader picture. It implies a narrow-minded or ungenerous disposition.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Masculine, Singular, Nominative
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 19 — 3:219
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΙΚΡΟΛΟΓΕΩ.
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.
- ΜΙΚΡΟΛΟΓΟΥΣ — petty, trifling, mean, stingy, a petty person, a trifling person, a mean person, a stingy person
- ΜΙΚΡΟΛΟΓΩ — to be stingy, to be petty, to be mean-spirited, to be miserly
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