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gerundally

gerundally adverb: in a gerundal manner.

Adverb

gerundally (not comparable)

  1. (rare) In a gerundal manner.
    • Μορφὴν δοvλοv λαβών, and took upon Him (taking) the form of a servant. The participle λαβὼν is to be taken gerundally—by taking, showing the way how He humbled Himself. […] Ἐν ὁμοιώματι ἀνθρώπων γενόμενος, and was made (being made) in the likeness of men. Here again the participle γενόμενος, which...1883, Francis Tilney Bassett, “Phil[ippians] II. 5—11”, in An Examination of Some of the More Important Texts in the New Testament That Relate to the Deity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, […], London...
    • See D.N. [Divine Names] 1.6.596A where “I am who am” (ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ὤν [Exod[us] 3.14]) is said to be one of the many names of the divinity. Hence, in the same vein, divine be-ing is to be expressed “infinitively” or “gerundally.” This expression is prior to yet encompasses every distinction (always...1980, John D. Jones, “Power, Justice, Preservation, Redemption, and Peace”, in The Divine Names and Mystical Theology (Mediaeval Philosophical Texts in Translation; 21), Milwaukee, Wis.: Marquette...

Examples of gerundally in a sentence

  • The participle λαβὼν is to be taken gerundally—by taking, showing the way how He humbled Himself. […] Ἐν ὁμοιώματι ἀνθρώπων γενόμενος, and was made (being made) in the likeness of men.1883, Francis Tilney Bassett, “Phil[ippians] II. 5—11”, in An Examination of Some of the More Important Texts in the New Testament That...
  • I'll have to check up on the current acceptability of using progressive constitutes in the modifier slots of gerundally nominalised perfect constitutes.2002 February 28, Mark Wallace, “Part of speech of "using"”, in alt.english.usage (Usenet), archived from the original on 01 Jun 2026:

Synonyms of gerundally

Origin of gerundally

From gerundal + -ly.

Questions about gerundally

What does gerundally mean?
Gerundally means in a gerundal manner.
How do you use gerundally in a sentence?
The participle λαβὼν is to be taken gerundally—by taking, showing the way how He humbled Himself. […] Ἐν ὁμοιώματι ἀνθρώπων γενόμενος, and was made (being made) in the likeness of men.
What part of speech is gerundally?
Gerundally is an adverb.

Words near gerundally in the dictionary

  1. gerund-grinders
  2. gerund-grinding
  3. gerund-participle
  4. gerund-participles
  5. gerundal
  6. gerundally
  7. gerundial
  8. gerundially
  9. gerundival
  10. gerundive
  11. gerundively

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