ΒΑΚΧΟΙΣ, βακχοις
BAKCHOIS, bakchois
Sounds Like: BAK-khoys
Translations: to Bacchus, to Dionysus, to revelers, to devotees of Bacchus
From the root: ΒΑΚΧΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to Bacchus, the Greek god of wine, revelry, and ecstasy, also known as Dionysus. It can also refer to his followers or devotees, often depicted as engaging in wild, ecstatic rituals. In this form, it indicates the indirect object of an action, meaning 'to Bacchus' or 'to the revelers'.
Inflection: Plural, Dative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G0979 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:33
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΒΑΚΧΟΣ.
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.
- ΒΑΚΧΕΥΜΑΤΑ — Bacchic revels, orgies, frenzies, madness
- ΒΑΚΧΟΣ — Bacchus, Dionysus
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