ΜΕΝΙΠΠΕΑ, μενιππεα
MENIPPEA, menippea
Sounds Like: meh-nip-PEH-ah
Translations: Menippean, of Menippus, a Menippean
From the root: ΜΕΝΙΠΠΟΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This word refers to something or someone associated with Menippus, a Cynic philosopher from Gadara (3rd century BC). It is often used as a proper adjective or a noun to describe a person or a literary genre (Menippean satire) that is characteristic of or related to Menippus.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Masculine
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Six — 7:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΕΝΙΠΠΟΣ.
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.
- ΜΕΝΙΠΠΟΣ — Menippus
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