2001 Translation

MYSTĒS, mystēs

Sounds Like: MOOS-tays

Translations: initiate, an initiate, one initiated, worshiper

From the root: ΜΥΣΤΗΣ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to an initiate, particularly in the context of ancient mystery religions. It describes someone who has been admitted into a secret society or cult and has received knowledge of its sacred rites and doctrines. It can also broadly refer to a worshiper or someone devoted to a particular deity or practice. The word emphasizes the idea of being privy to hidden or secret truths.

Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine

Strong’s number: G3466 (Lookup on BibleHub)

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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, ΜΥΣΤΗΣ.

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.

• ΜΥΣΤΑ — initiate, a initiate, one initiated, mystic, a mystic
• ΜΥΣΤΑΙΣ — to initiates, to a mystic, to a priest, to a worshipper
• ΜΥΣΤΑΣ — initiate, a initiate, mystic, a mystic
• ΜΥΣΤΗΝ — initiate, a initiate, one initiated into mysteries

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