ΒΑΚΧΟΣ, βακχος
BAKCHOS, bakchos
Sounds Like: BAK-khoss
Translations: Bacchus, Dionysus
From the root: ΒΑΚΧΟΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: Bacchus is the Greek god of wine, winemaking, grape cultivation, fertility, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre. He is also known as Dionysus. The word refers specifically to this deity and is used in contexts relating to his worship or attributes.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G0979 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΒΑΚΧΟΣ.
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- ΒΑΚΧΕΥΜΑΤΑ — Bacchic revels, orgies, frenzies, madness
- ΒΑΚΧΟΙΣ — to Bacchus, to Dionysus, to revelers, to devotees of Bacchus
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