ΙΕΡΟΨΑΛΤΗΣ, ιεροψαλτης
IEROPSALTĒS, ieropsaltēs
Sounds Like: ee-eh-roh-PSAL-tees
Translations: sacred singer, chanter, cantor, a sacred singer, a chanter, a cantor
From the root: ΙΕΡΟΨΑΛΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'ΙΕΡΟ-' (hiero-), meaning 'sacred' or 'holy', and 'ΨΑΛΤΗΣ' (psaltes), meaning 'singer' or 'chanter'. It refers to someone who sings or chants sacred hymns, particularly in a religious context, such as a church. It describes a person whose role is to perform sacred music vocally.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
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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, 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
- ΙΕΡΟΨΑΛΤΑΙΣ — sacred singers, temple singers, choristers, cantors
- ΙΕΡΟΨΑΛΤΩΝ — of temple singers, of sacred singers, of choristers
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