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ἀρετή

Transliteration: arete · noun

5x in NTFirst: Phil 4:8
Meaningvirtue, moral excellence, perfection
Part of speechnoun
Frequency5x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsἀρετὴ, ἀρετὰς, ἀρετῇ, ἀρετήν
Example versesPhil 4:8 · 1Pet 2:9 · 2Pet 1:3 · 2Pet 1:5
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What kind of word is ἀρετή?

ἀρετή (arete) is a noun that occurs 5 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “virtue, moral excellence, perfection” and first appears in Phil 4:8.

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