ΧΑΜΑΙΖΗΛΟΙ, χαμαιζηλοι
CHAMAIZĒLOI, chamaizēloi
Sounds Like: kha-mai-ZAY-loy
Translations: low-lying, humble, lowly, base, abject
From the root: ΧΑΜΑΙΖΗΛΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound adjective, formed from "χάμαι" (chamai), meaning "on the ground," and "ζῆλος" (zēlos), meaning "zeal" or "emulation." It describes something that is low-lying or humble, often in a physical sense (close to the ground) but can also be used metaphorically to describe someone of low status or humble character. It can be used to describe plants that grow close to the ground or people who are considered lowly or abject.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Masculine
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 3 — 1:9
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΧΑΜΑΙΖΗΛΟΣ.
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.
- ΧΑΜΑΙΖΗΛΟΝ — lowly, humble, base, mean, abject
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