ΜΥΩ, μυω
MYŌ, myō
Sounds Like: MY-oh
Translations: to shut, to close, to initiate into mysteries, to be initiated
From the root: ΜΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb primarily means 'to shut' or 'to close', often referring to the eyes or mouth. It can also carry the figurative sense of 'to initiate into mysteries' or 'to be initiated', implying a closing off from common knowledge and an opening to secret understanding. This latter meaning is the root of the English word 'mystery'.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, First Person Singular
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, ΜΥΩ.
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.
- ἘΜΥΕΙ — he was closing, she was closing, it was closing, he was initiated, she was initiated, it was initiated
- ΜΕΜΥΚΟΤΩΝ — of those having closed, of those having been shut, of those having been silent, of those having been initiated
- ΜΥΕΙΝ — to initiate, to instruct, to teach, to close (the eyes or mouth)
- ΜΥΣΑΣ — having closed, having shut, having initiated, having been initiated
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