ΕΠΙΓΑΜΙΑ, επιγαμια
EPIGAMIA, epigamia
Sounds Like: eh-pee-gah-MEE-ah
Translations: intermarriage, right of intermarriage, marriage
From the root: ΕΠΙΓΑΜΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the right of intermarriage between different groups or communities, or simply the act of marriage itself. It is a compound word formed from 'epi' (upon, over) and 'gamos' (marriage). It describes the legal or social permission for individuals from different backgrounds to marry each other, or more broadly, the institution of marriage.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΓΑΜΙΑ.
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.
- ἘΠΙΓΑΜΙΑΝ — intermarriage, right of intermarriage, a marriage, a right to marry
- ἘΠΙΓΑΜΙΑΣ — of intermarriage, of marriage alliance, of marriage
- ΕΠΙΓΑΜΙΑΣ — of intermarriage, of marriage, of connubium
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