ἸΑΒΑΚΧΟΝ, ἰαβακχον
IABAKCHON, iabakchon
Sounds Like: ee-AH-bak-khon
Translations: Bacchic, relating to Bacchus, inspired by Bacchus, frenzied, wild
From the root: ΙΑΒΑΚΧΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is an adjective meaning 'Bacchic' or 'relating to Bacchus', the god of wine and revelry. It can also describe something as 'frenzied' or 'wild', reflecting the ecstatic and often uncontrolled nature of Bacchic rituals. It is used to describe nouns, indicating a quality or association with Bacchus.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Masculine
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 1 — 20:331
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΙΑΒΑΚΧΟΣ.
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.
- ΙΑΒΑΚΧΟΝ — Iabacchus
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