2001 Translation

NEMESIS, nemesis

Sounds Like: NEH-meh-sis

Translations: Nemesis, retribution, divine vengeance, indignation, a nemesis

From the root: ΝΕΜΕΣΙΣ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to divine retribution or indignation, often personified as the goddess Nemesis. It signifies the righteous anger or vengeance of the gods against human hubris or wrongdoing. It can also refer to the indignation or resentment felt by people when something is considered unjust or improper.

Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G3552 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Clement of Alexandria

• Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 4:51

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΝΕΜΕΣΙΣ.

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.

• ΝΕΜΕΣΑΙΟΣ — of Nemesis, pertaining to Nemesis, Nemesean, Nemesian
• ΝΕΜΕΣΑΙΟΥ — of Nemesis, of divine retribution, of vengeance
• ΝΕΜΕΣΙΝ — retribution, divine retribution, indignation, a retribution, an indignation
• ΝΕΜΗΣΙΝ — indignation, wrath, a wrath, retribution, vengeance, a vengeance

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