ΣΦΟΔΡΑΣ, σφοδρας
SPHODRAS, sphodras
Sounds Like: SFO-dras
Translations: very, exceedingly, greatly, violently, very great, very strong, of great intensity, of great strength
From the root: ΣΦΟΔΡΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something that is very intense, strong, or violent. It is used to emphasize the degree or extent of an action, quality, or state, often conveying a sense of vehemence or severity. It can be translated as 'very,' 'exceedingly,' or 'greatly' when modifying verbs or other adjectives, or as 'very great' or 'very strong' when modifying nouns.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine or Feminine or Neuter; or Plural, Nominative or Accusative, Masculine or Feminine
Strong’s number: G4970 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Seven — 7:15
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΦΟΔΡΟΣ.
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.
- ΣΦΟΔΡΟΙ — violent, vehement, mighty, exceeding, strong, intense
- ΣΦΟΔΡΟΝ — strong, vehement, violent, exceedingly, very, greatly, a strong thing, a vehement thing
- ΣΦΟΔΡΟΣ — very, exceedingly, greatly, vehemently, exceedingly great, very great, very much, strong, violent
- ΣΦΟΔΡΟΤΑΤΟΥ — of very great, of very vehement, of very violent, of very mighty, of very intense, of very strong
- ΣΦΟΔΡΟΤΑΤΩ — most vehemently, most exceedingly, most violently, most intensely, most greatly
- ΣΦΟΔΡΟΤΕΡΟΝ — more vehement, more violent, more intense, more exceedingly, more strongly, more vehemently, more violently, more intensely, more exceedingly, more strongly
- ΣΦΟΔΡΟΤΕΡΟΥ — of more vehement, of more violent, of more intense, of more mighty, of more exceedingly
- ΣΦΟΔΡΟΤΕΡΟΥΣ — stronger, more vehement, more intense, more violent
- ΣΦΟΔΡΩ — greatly, exceedingly, vehemently, very much, strongly, violently, mightily
- ΣΦΟΔΡΩΝ — of violent, of vehement, of exceedingly, of very much
- ΣΦΟΔΡΩΣ — greatly, exceedingly, vehemently, very much, strongly, intensely
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