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Koine Greek wordlink #102478

SR GNT Acts 23:26 κρατίστῳ (kratistōi) ‘Klaudios Lusias to the most_excellent governor Faʸlix to_be greeting’ Strongs=29030 Lemma=kratistos
Word role=adjective case=dative gender=masculine number=singular

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Only use of identical word form κρατίστῳ (A-DMS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘κρατίστῳ’ (A-DMS) is always and only glossed as ‘most_excellent’.

Greek words (3) other than κρατίστῳ (A-DMS) with a gloss related to ‘most_excellent’

LUKE 1:3 κράτιστε (kratiste) A-VMS ‘consecutively to you to write most_excellent Theofilos’ SR GNT Luke 1:3 word 10

ACTs 24:3 κράτιστε (kratiste) A-VMS ‘and everywhere we are welcoming it most_excellent Faʸlix with all’ SR GNT Acts 24:3 word 6

ACTs 26:25 κράτιστε (kratiste) A-VMS ‘not I am raving_mad is saying most_excellent Faʸstos but of truth’ SR GNT Acts 26:25 word 7

Key: A=adjective DMS=dative,masculine,singular VMS=vocative,masculine,singular