ΣΥΝΤΟΜΙΑ, συντομια
SYNTOMIA, syntomia
Sounds Like: soon-toh-MEE-ah
Translations: brevity, conciseness, a brevity, a conciseness
From the root: ΣΥΝΤΟΜΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the quality of being brief or concise, often in speech or writing. It describes the act of making something short or cutting it short. It is used to indicate that something is being presented in a summary or abbreviated form, often to save time or space.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G4936 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 10:39
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΥΝΤΟΜΙΑ.
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- ΣΥΝΤΟΜΙΑΣ — of brevity, of conciseness, of shortness
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