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ἀλυπότερος

alypóteros

G253 predicate adjective

SILEX Entry

Definition

Comparative form meaning 'less sorrowful,' i.e., having less grief or distress; comparatively less affected by pain, sadness, or affliction than someone or something else. In context, often refers to being in a state where grief or sorrow has been diminished in comparison to a prior state or alternative.

Semantic Range

less afflicted, less sorrowful, less grieved, less distressed, comparatively free from sorrow

Root / Etymology

A comparative adjective formed from the prefix ἀ- (alpha privative, conveying negation) and λύπη ('grief, sorrow'), thus meaning 'more without grief.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

The term ἀλυπότερος is a rare comparative, primarily occurring in later Koine Greek and in the New Testament at Philippians 2:28. It is constructed as a comparative to express lessening or mitigation of grief rather than an absolute absence of sorrow (which would be ἄλυπος). In usage, it contrasts emotional states rather than describing an entirely cheerful state. The adjective λύπη is strongly associated with mourning, emotional pain, or distress, so ἀλυπότερος focuses on coexistence of reduced sorrow, rather than joyful emotion per se. English versions often translate as 'less sorrowful' or 'with less grief.'

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

comparative of a compound of Α (as a negative particle) and λύπη; more without grief:--less sorrowful.

Root Family

ἀλυπότερος (alypoteros) — without grief, less sorrowful, less distressed, comparatively free from pain

Root λυπ- to grieve, to cause pain, to feel sorrow

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G253-01 ἀλυπότερος alupoteros ADJ.P NOM M SG less sorrowful less sorrowful less sorrowful 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G253-01 Philippians 2:28 ἀλυπότερος alupoteros ADJ.P NOM M SG less sorrowful less sorrowful less sorrowful
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