ΤΟΠΕΝΘΟΣ, τοπενθος
TOPENTHOS, topenthos
Sounds Like: TOH-pen-thoss
Translations: grief, mourning, sorrow, a grief, a mourning, a sorrow
From the root: ΠΕΝΘΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is a compound of the neuter definite article "τό" (to) meaning "the" and the noun "πένθος" (penthos) meaning "grief" or "mourning." As such, it literally means "the grief" or "the mourning." It refers to a state of deep sorrow, lamentation, or sadness, often associated with loss or affliction. It is used to describe the emotional pain experienced during times of distress.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G3997 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 23:14
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΝΘΟΣ.
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.
- ΕΝΘΟΥΣ — of mourning, of lamentation, of grief, of sorrow
- ΠΕΝΘΕ — mourn, lament, grieve, a mother-in-law, a stepmother
- ΠΕΝΘΗ — griefs, sorrows, mournings
- ΠΕΝΘΗΣΙ — (to) mourning, (to) grief, (to) sorrow
- ΠΕΝΘΙ — mournful, sorrowful, sad
- ΠΕΝΘΙΚΑ — mournful, sorrowful, sad
- ΠΕΝΘΙΜΟΝ — mournful, sad, lamentable, a mournful thing, a sad thing
- ΠΕΝΘΙΤΑΙ — mourners, those who mourn
- ΠΕΝΘΟΣ — mourning, a mourning, grief, sorrow, lamentation
- ΠΕΝΘΟΣΑΥ̓ΤΑΙΝ — unknown
- ΠΕΝΘΟΥΣ — of mourning, of lamentation, of grief, of sorrow
- ΠΕΝΘΟΥΤΑΣ — mourning, lamenting, grieving, sorrowing
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