ΚΟΡΥΒΑΝΤΩΝ, κορυβαντων
KORYBANTŌN, korybantōn
Sounds Like: koh-roo-BAN-tohn
Translations: of Korybantes, of the Korybantes
From the root: ΚΟΡΥΒΑΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the Korybantes, who were mythical attendants or priests of the Phrygian goddess Cybele. They were known for their ecstatic, wild dances, often accompanied by loud music with drums and cymbals, as part of their worship. The word is in the genitive plural case, indicating possession or origin, so it would be translated as 'of the Korybantes'.
Inflection: Genitive, Plural, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2888 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:23
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΟΡΥΒΑΣ.
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.
- ΚΟΡΥΒΑΝΤΑΣ — Korybantes, a Korybas, Korybas
- ΚΟΡΥΒΑΣ — Corybas, a Corybas
- ΚΟΡΥΒΑΣΙΝ — Corybantes, a Corybantes
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