ΠΕΝΤΑΕΤΗΡΙΚΟΥ, πενταετηρικου
PENTAETĒRIKOU, pentaetērikou
Sounds Like: pen-ta-ay-tay-ree-KOO
Translations: of five years, of a five-year period, quinquennial
From the root: ΠΕΝΤΑΕΤΗΡΙΚΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is an adjective meaning 'of five years' or 'quinquennial'. It describes something that occurs every five years or lasts for five years. It is a compound word derived from 'πέντε' (five) and 'ἔτος' (year). It would be used to describe events, periods, or cycles that have a five-year duration or recurrence.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine, Feminine or Neuter
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 2 Maccabees — 4:18
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΝΤΑΕΤΗΡΙΚΟΣ.
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.
- ΠΕΝΤΑΕΤΗΡΙΚΟΝ — five-yearly, quinquennial, a five-yearly festival, a quinquennial festival
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