ΚΟΡΥΒΑΣΙΝ, κορυβασιν
KORYBASIN, korybasin
Sounds Like: koh-roo-BAH-sin
Translations: Corybantes, a Corybantes
From the root: ΚΟΡΥΒΑΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the Corybantes, who were ecstatic, armed dancers and worshippers of the Phrygian goddess Cybele. They were often associated with frenzied music and rituals, particularly in ancient Greek and Roman mythology. The term is used to describe these mythical figures or, by extension, anyone behaving in a wild, ecstatic, or frenzied manner.
Inflection: Plural, Dative, Masculine
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:13
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
- ΚΟΡΥΒΑΝΤΩΝ — of Korybantes, of the Korybantes
- ΚΟΡΥΒΑΣ — Corybas, a Corybas
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