ΙΕΡΟΨΑΛΤΑΙΣ, ιεροψαλταις
IEROPSALTAIS, ieropsaltais
Sounds Like: ee-eh-rop-SAL-tice
Translations: sacred singers, temple singers, choristers, cantors
From the root: ΙΕΡΟΨΑΛΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound noun referring to those who sing sacred songs or psalms, particularly in a temple or religious context. It describes individuals who perform musical duties in religious services, often leading the congregation in song or chanting. The word is formed from 'ἱερός' (sacred) and 'ψάλτης' (singer).
Inflection: Plural, Dative, Masculine
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 11 — 5:128
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Ezra (Alpha) — 8:22
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΙΕΡΟΨΑΛΤΗΣ.
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.
- ΙΕΡΟΨΑΛΤΑΙ — temple singers, sacred singers, psalmists, choristers
- ΙΕΡΟΨΑΛΤΗΣ — sacred singer, chanter, cantor, a sacred singer, a chanter, a cantor
- ΙΕΡΟΨΑΛΤΩΝ — of temple singers, of sacred singers, of choristers
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