ΠΡΟΓΟΝΙΚΗΝ, προγονικην
PROGONIKĒN, progonikēn
Sounds Like: proh-goh-nee-KEEN
Translations: ancestral, traditional, a traditional, an ancestral
From the root: ΠΡΟΓΟΝΙΚΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is an adjective meaning 'ancestral' or 'traditional'. It describes something that pertains to ancestors or is inherited from them, such as ancestral glory or traditional customs. It is used to modify a noun, agreeing with it in gender, number, and case.
Inflection: Feminine, Accusative, Singular
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 2 Maccabees — 14:7
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΟΓΟΝΙΚΟΣ.
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.
- ΠΡΟΓΟΝΙΚΗΣ — ancestral, traditional, of ancestors
- ΠΡΟΓΟΝΙΚΟΙΣ — ancestral, of ancestors, inherited from ancestors
- ΠΡΟΓΟΝΙΚΟΥ — of ancestors, ancestral, of forefathers, a forefather's
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