ΠΑΤΕΡΩΝΜΙΣΟΤΕΚΝΟΤΑΤΟΝ, πατερωνμισοτεκνοτατον
PATERŌNMISOTEKNOTATON, paterōnmisoteknotaton
Sounds Like: pah-teh-ROHN-mee-soh-tek-NOH-tah-ton
Translations: most child-hating of fathers, most child-hating of the fathers
From the root: ΠΑΤΗΡ, ΜΙΣΕΩ, ΤΕΚΝΟΝ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound adjective formed from 'fathers' (in the genitive plural), 'hating', and 'child', with a superlative suffix. It describes someone as being the 'most child-hating of fathers' or 'most hostile towards their children among fathers'. It emphasizes an extreme degree of animosity towards one's offspring, specifically in the context of fatherhood. The word is used to describe a father who exhibits the highest degree of hatred or cruelty towards his children.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Neuter, Superlative
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 31:8
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΠΑΤΗΡ, ΜΙΣΕΩ, ΤΕΚΝΟΝ, appear in our texts.
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