ΟἸΚΗΣΕΩΝΠΟΛΥΤΕΛΕΣ, οἰκησεωνπολυτελες
OIKĒSEŌNPOLYTELES, oikēseōnpolyteles
Sounds Like: oy-KAY-seh-ohn-po-ly-teh-LES
Translations: luxurious in dwellings, magnificent in houses, costly in habitations
From the root: ΟΙΚΗΣΙΣ, ΠΟΛΥΤΕΛΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound adjective formed from 'οἰκήσεων' (oikēseōn), the genitive plural of 'οἴκησις' (oikēsis) meaning 'dwelling' or 'habitation', and 'πολυτελής' (polytelēs) meaning 'costly', 'luxurious', or 'magnificent'. The combined word describes something as being luxurious or magnificent specifically in terms of its dwellings or houses. It would be used to describe a place or structure that possesses splendid or expensive living quarters.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Neuter
Strong’s numbers: G3613 (Lookup on BibleHub), G4185 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Seven — 6:13
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΟΙΚΗΣΙΣ, ΠΟΛΥΤΕΛΗΣ, appear in our texts.
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