ΤἈΝΑΘΗΜΑΤΑ, τἀναθηματα
TANATHĒMATA, tanathēmata
Sounds Like: ah-na-THEH-mah-tah
Translations: votive offerings, gifts, dedications
From the root: ΑΝΑΘΗΜΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to things dedicated or consecrated to a deity, often as a thank-offering or in fulfillment of a vow. It is a compound word, formed from 'ἀνά' (ana), meaning 'up' or 'again', and 'τίθημι' (tithemi), meaning 'to place' or 'to set'. Thus, it literally means 'that which is set up' or 'dedicated'. It is typically used in the context of religious offerings placed in a temple or sacred space.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Accusative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G0334 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 12 — 2:61
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΝΑΘΗΜΑ.
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.
- ἈΝΑΘΗΜΑΤΑ — votive offerings, gifts, dedicated things, consecrated gifts
- ἈΝΑΘΗΜΑΤΙ — to a votive offering, to a dedicated gift, to a curse, to an accursed thing
- ἈΝΑΘΗΜΑΤΩΝ — of offerings, of dedications, of votive gifts
- ἈΝΑΘΗΣΕΙΣ — offerings, dedicated things, votive offerings
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