ἘΝΓΑΣΤΡΙΜΥΘΟΣ, ἐνγαστριμυθος
ENGASTRIMYTHOS, engastrimythos
Sounds Like: en-gas-tree-MY-thos
Translations: ventriloquist, soothsayer, necromancer, wizard, a ventriloquist, a soothsayer
From the root: ἘΝΓΑΣΤΡΙΜΥΘΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun, Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound word derived from 'en' (in), 'gaster' (belly), and 'mythos' (word, speech). It refers to someone who speaks from their belly, a ventriloquist. In ancient contexts, it often carried the connotation of a soothsayer or necromancer, someone believed to be possessed by a spirit that spoke through them, often from their stomach or chest. It can be used to describe such a person.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine or Feminine. It can also be inflected for other cases and genders, as seen in the example usage (accusative feminine).
Strong’s number: G1729 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΝΓΑΣΤΡΙΜΥΘΟΣ.
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.
- ἘΝΓΑΣΤΡΙΜΥΘΟΙΣ — (to) ventriloquists, (to) soothsayers, (to) mediums
- ἘΝΓΑΣΤΡΙΜΥΘΟΝ — ventriloquist, a ventriloquist, one who has a familiar spirit, a soothsayer
- ἘΝΓΑΣΤΡΙΜΥΘΟΥΣ — ventriloquist, soothsayer, necromancer, wizard, a ventriloquist, a soothsayer, a necromancer, a wizard
- ἘΝΓΑΣΤΡΙΜΥΘΩ — ventriloquist, soothsayer, necromancer, wizard, a ventriloquist, a soothsayer, a necromancer, a wizard
- ἘΝΓΑΣΤΡΙΜΥΘΩΝ — of ventriloquists, of soothsayers, of necromancers
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