ΕΝΓΑΣΤΡΙΜΥΘΩΝ, ενγαστριμυθων
ENGASTRIMYTHŌN, engastrimythōn
Sounds Like: en-gas-tree-MY-thohn
Translations: of ventriloquists, of soothsayers, of necromancers
From the root: ΕΝΓΑΣΤΡΙΜΥΘΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a ventriloquist, a soothsayer, or a necromancer, particularly one who claims to speak from the stomach or to have a spirit speaking through them. In ancient contexts, it often carried the connotation of someone who communicated with the dead or with spirits, often through a 'belly-speaking' method. It is a compound word formed from 'εν' (in), 'γαστηρ' (belly), and 'μυθος' (word/speech).
Inflection: Plural, Genitive, Masculine
Strong’s number: G1427 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Isaiah — 44:25
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΝΓΑΣΤΡΙΜΥΘΟΣ.
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.
- ΕΝΓΑΣΤΡΙΜΥΘΟΣ — ventriloquist, soothsayer, necromancer, one who has a familiar spirit
- ΕΝΓΑΣΤΡΙΜΥΘΟΥΣ — ventriloquists, those who have a familiar spirit, soothsayers
- ΕΝΓΑΣΤΡΙΜΥΘΩ — (to) a ventriloquist, (to) a soothsayer, (to) a necromancer
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