ΠΟΛΛΑΙΔΕ, πολλαιδε
POLLAIDE, pollaide
Sounds Like: pol-LAI-deh
Translations: many, much, great, but, and, now, moreover
From the root: ΠΟΛΥΣ, ΔΕ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Conjunction
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from the adjective 'ΠΟΛΛΑΙ' (pollai), which is the nominative plural feminine form of 'ΠΟΛΥΣ' (polys), meaning 'many' or 'much', and the postpositive conjunction 'ΔΕ' (de), meaning 'but', 'and', 'now', or 'moreover'. The combination 'ΠΟΛΛΑΙΔΕ' therefore means 'but many', 'and many', 'now many', or 'moreover many'. It is used to introduce a new clause or thought, often contrasting or adding to what has just been said, while also describing a plural feminine noun.
Inflection: Nominative, Plural, Feminine (for ΠΟΛΛΑΙ); Does not inflect (for ΔΕ)
Strong’s numbers: G4183 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1161 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Seven — 6:25
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΟΛΥΣ, ΔΕ.
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.
- ΠΛΕΙΣΤΟΥΣΔ' — most, very many, the greatest number, and, but, moreover
- ΠΟΛΛΑΔΕ — but many, and many, but much, and much
- ΠΟΛΛΟΙΔΕ — many, but, many, and
- ΠΟΛΛΩΝΔΕ — of many, but, of many, and, of many, moreover
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