ἘΠΑΟΙΔΟΣ, ἐπαοιδος
EPAOIDOS, epaoidos
Sounds Like: ep-ah-oy-DOS
Translations: enchanter, a charmer, a sorcerer, a magician
From the root: ἘΠΑΟΙΔΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to someone who practices enchantment, charms, or sorcery, often through the use of incantations or spells. It describes a person who attempts to influence events or people through magical means, often associated with forbidden practices in ancient contexts. It is a compound word, formed from 'ἐπί' (upon, over) and 'ἀοιδός' (singer, minstrel), literally meaning 'one who sings over' or 'one who chants over'.
Inflection: Singular, Masculine, Nominative
Strong’s number: G1849 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Leviticus — 20:27
Twelve Disciples
- The Didache — 3:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΠΑΟΙΔΟΣ.
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.
- ἘΠΑΟΙΔΟΙ — enchanters, sorcerers, charmers
- ἘΠΑΟΙΔΟΥΣ — enchanters, sorcerers, magicians, charmers
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