ΠΕΡΙΠΕΤΕΙΑΙ, περιπετειαι
PERIPETEIAI, peripeteiai
Sounds Like: peh-ree-PEH-teh-ai
Translations: reversal, turn of fortune, sudden change, vicissitude, a reversal of fortune
From the root: ΠΕΡΙΠΕΤΕΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a sudden change or reversal of circumstances, often from good to bad, or vice versa. It can describe an unexpected turn of events or a dramatic shift in fortune. It is a compound word formed from 'περί' (around, about) and 'πίπτω' (to fall).
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Vocative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G4006 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 1 — 0:13
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΡΙΠΕΤΕΙΑ.
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.
- ΠΕΡΙΠΕΤΕΙΑ — reversal of fortune, sudden change, peripeteia, a sudden turn of events
- ΠΕΡΙΠΕΤΕΙΑΙΣ — (to) reversals, (for) reversals, (with) reversals, (in) reversals, (to) changes of fortune, (for) changes of fortune, (with) changes of fortune, (in) changes of fortune, (to) vicissitudes, (for) vicissitudes, (with) vicissitudes, (in) vicissitudes
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