ΒΑΚΧΕΥΟΥΣΙ, βακχευουσι
BAKCHEUOUSI, bakcheuousi
Sounds Like: bak-KHEH-oo-see
Translations: they celebrate the Bacchic rites, they rave, they are inspired, they are frantic
From the root: ΒΑΚΧΕΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb describes the act of celebrating the rites of Bacchus (Dionysus), often involving wild, ecstatic behavior, revelry, and a state of frenzy or divine inspiration. It can also simply mean to rave or be frantic, similar to being in a trance.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, Third Person, Plural
Strong’s number: G0979 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 12:6
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΒΑΚΧΕΥΩ.
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.
- ΒΑΚΧΕΥΩ — to be a Bacchante, to celebrate the Bacchic rites, to rave, to be inspired, to be frantic
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