ΔΑΔΟΥΧΟΥΜΑΙ, δαδουχουμαι
DADOUCHOUMAI, dadouchoumai
Sounds Like: dah-doo-KHOO-mai
Translations: I am a torch-bearer, I carry a torch, I am initiated into mysteries
From the root: ΔΑΔΟΥΧΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning 'to be a torch-bearer' or 'to carry a torch'. In a broader sense, especially in religious contexts, it can refer to being initiated into sacred mysteries, as torch-bearing was a significant part of such rites. It is used to describe someone who performs the role of a torch-bearer or participates in rituals involving torches.
Inflection: First Person, Singular, Present, Middle/Passive, Indicative
Strong’s number: G1187 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 12:9
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΑΔΟΥΧΕΩ.
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.
- ΔΑΔΟΥΧΕΙ — carries a torch, holds a torch, performs the office of a torch-bearer
- ΔΑΔΟΥΧΕΩ — to bear a torch, to carry a torch, to be a torch-bearer, to perform torch-bearing rites
- ΔΑΔΟΥΧΟΥΜΕΝΟΝ — being a torch-bearer, being illuminated, being instructed, being initiated
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