ἈΠΟΤΡΟΠΑΙΟΙΣ, ἀποτροπαιοις
APOTROPAIOIS, apotropaiois
Sounds Like: ah-po-tro-PAI-oys
Translations: to avert evil, to ward off, to turn away, to propitiate, to avert, to turn aside
From the root: ΑΠΟΤΡΟΠΑΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something that is used to avert or ward off evil, danger, or misfortune. It can refer to a sacrifice, a ritual, or an object intended to propitiate deities or spirits and turn away their wrath or negative influence. It is often used in a religious or superstitious context.
Inflection: Plural, Dative, Masculine, Feminine or Neuter
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 3:7
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΠΟΤΡΟΠΑΙΟΣ.
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.
- ἈΠΟΤΡΟΠΑΙΟΥΣ — averting evil, warding off, propitiatory, ominous
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