ΥΠΕΡΔΕΞΙΟΙ, υπερδεξιοι
YPERDEXIOI, yperdexioi
Sounds Like: hoo-per-DEK-see-oy
Translations: very skillful, very clever, very dexterous, very able
From the root: ΥΠΕΡΔΕΞΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes someone who is exceedingly skillful, clever, or dexterous. It is a compound word formed from 'ὑπέρ' (hyper), meaning 'over' or 'beyond', and 'δεξιός' (dexios), meaning 'right-handed' or 'skillful'. Thus, it literally means 'overly skillful' or 'beyond skillful'. It is used to emphasize a high degree of ability or proficiency in a particular area.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Vocative, Masculine
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 17 — 10:260
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 18:56
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΠΕΡΔΕΞΙΟΣ.
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.
- ΥΠΕΡΔΕΞΙΟΥ — (of) on the right hand, (of) on the right side, (of) from the right
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