ὈΣΙΡΙΝ, ὀσιριν
OSIRIN, osirin
Sounds Like: oh-SEE-rin
Translations: Osiris
From the root: ὈΣΙΡΙΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This is the name of the ancient Egyptian god of the afterlife, the underworld, and the dead. He was typically depicted as a green-skinned man with a pharaoh's beard, partially wrapped in mummy bandages, wearing a distinctive atef crown, and holding a symbolic crook and flail. In ancient Greek texts, he is often referred to in discussions of Egyptian mythology and religion.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Masculine
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 4:17
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ὈΣΙΡΙΣ.
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.
- ὈΣΙΡΕΩΣ — of Osiris
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