ΠΟΝΙΚΩΤΕΡΟΝ, πονικωτερον
PONIKŌTERON, ponikōteron
Sounds Like: po-nee-KO-te-ron
Translations: more laboriously, with more effort, more toilsome, more laborious
From the root: ΠΟΝΙΚΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adverb, Adjective
Explanation: This word is the comparative form of the adjective 'πονικός' (laborious) or the adverb 'πονικῶς' (laboriously). It means 'more laboriously' when used as an adverb, indicating that an action is performed with greater effort or difficulty. When used as a neuter singular adjective, it means 'more toilsome' or 'more laborious'. It describes something that requires or involves more work or hardship.
Inflection: Comparative, Neuter, Singular, Nominative or Accusative (Adjective); Comparative (Adverb)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 11 — 8:320
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΟΝΙΚΟΣ.
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.
- ΠΟΝΙΚΟΣ — of the sea, marine, a marine
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