ἘΓΓΑΣΤΡΙΜΥΘΟΥ, ἐγγαστριμυθου
EGGASTRIMYTHOU, eggastrimythou
Sounds Like: eng-gas-tree-MY-thoo
Translations: (of) a ventriloquist, (of) a soothsayer, (of) a necromancer, (of) one who has a familiar spirit
From the root: ἘΓΓΑΣΤΡΙΜΥΘΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a person who practices ventriloquism, often associated with soothsaying or necromancy in ancient contexts. It describes someone believed to have a familiar spirit that speaks from their belly or chest, allowing them to communicate with the dead or deliver prophecies. It is a compound word formed from 'ἐν' (in), 'γαστήρ' (belly), and 'μῦθος' (speech/word).
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine
Strong’s number: G1427 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 105:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΓΓΑΣΤΡΙΜΥΘΟΣ.
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.
- ἘΓΓΑΣΤΡΙΜΥΘΟΥΣ — ventriloquist, soothsayer, necromancer, wizard, a ventriloquist, a soothsayer
- ἘΓΓΑΣΤΡΙΜΥΘΩ — to a ventriloquist, to a soothsayer, to a necromancer
- ἘΓΓΑΣΤΡΙΜΥΘΩΝ — (of) ventriloquists, (of) soothsayers, (of) necromancers
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