ΙΕΡΟΦΑΝΤΕΙ, ιεροφαντει
IEROPHANTEI, ierophantei
Sounds Like: ee-eh-roh-phan-TEH-ee
Translations: he initiates, she initiates, it initiates, he reveals sacred things, she reveals sacred things, it reveals sacred things, he acts as a hierophant, she acts as a hierophant, it acts as a hierophant
From the root: ΙΕΡΟΦΑΝΤΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning 'to initiate into sacred mysteries,' 'to reveal sacred things,' or 'to act as a hierophant.' A hierophant was a chief priest in ancient Greece, especially at the Eleusinian Mysteries, who revealed the sacred rites and doctrines to initiates. The word describes the action of such a person or the general act of revealing or initiating into holy matters.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, 3rd Person Singular
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 12:9
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΙΕΡΟΦΑΝΤΕΩ, appear in our texts.
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