ΟΙΩΝΙΣΜΟΙ, οιωνισμοι
OIŌNISMOI, oiōnismoi
Sounds Like: oy-oh-nis-MOI
Translations: divination, augury, omens, soothsaying
From the root: ΟΙΩΝΙΣΜΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the practice of divination, augury, or the interpretation of omens. It describes the act of seeking knowledge of the future or the unknown by supernatural means, often through the observation of signs or portents. In ancient contexts, this could involve interpreting the flight of birds, the entrails of animals, or other natural phenomena to predict events or divine the will of the gods. It is generally used in a negative sense in biblical texts, referring to pagan practices forbidden to believers.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Vocative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G3625 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Unknown: Yes
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Sirach — 34:5
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΟΙΩΝΙΣΜΟΣ.
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.
- ΟΙΩΝΙΣΜΟΣ — divination, soothsaying, augury, an augury
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