ἘΡΙΝΥΣ, ἐρινυς
ERINYS, erinys
Sounds Like: eh-RIH-noos
Translations: Erinys, a Fury, a goddess of vengeance, vengeance, a curse
From the root: ἘΡΙΝΥΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Noun
Explanation: This word refers to an Erinys, one of the Furies in Greek mythology, who were chthonic deities of vengeance. It can also be used more generally to mean vengeance or a curse. It is typically used in a singular context to refer to one of these goddesses, or metaphorically to describe a powerful force of retribution.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G2050 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 10:48
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Six — 3:31
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΡΙΝΥΣ.
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.
- ἘΡΙΝΥΑΣ — Erinyes, Furies
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