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ΨΙΘΥΡ, ψιθυρ

PSITHYR, psithyr

Sounds Like: PSEE-thoor

Translations: whisper, whispering, a whisper, a whispering, whispering (one), slanderer, whisperer

From the root: ΨΙΘΥΡΟΣ

Part of Speech: Noun, Adjective

Explanation: This word, 'PSITHYR', appears to be an inflected form or a truncated version of the Koine Greek word 'PSITHYROS' (G5587), which means 'whispering' or 'a whisper'. It can also refer to a 'whisperer' or 'slanderer' in a negative sense, implying secret, malicious talk. The provided examples suggest its use in contexts related to secret or harmful speech.

Inflection: This form 'PSITHYR' is likely a truncated or misspelled form of an inflected word. Based on the context, it could be a Nominative, Accusative, or Vocative Masculine/Feminine Singular form of 'PSITHYROS' (whispering, a whisperer) or 'PSITHYROI' (whispering ones, whisperers) if it's a plural form. It could also be a root form used in a compound or a base for derivation. Given the examples, it most closely aligns with forms like 'PSITHYROI' (plural, e.g., 'whispering ones' or 'whisperers') or 'PSITHYROIS' (dative plural, 'to/with whispering ones/whisperers' or 'with whispers').

Strong’s number: G5587 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Unknown: Yes

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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, ΨΙΘΥΡΟΣ.

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.

  • ΨΙΘΥΡΟΙΣ — to whispers, with whispers, whispers
  • ΨΙΘΥΡΟΝ — whisper, a whisper, whispering, a whispering, slanderer, a slanderer, whisperer, a whisperer
  • ΨΙΘΥΡΟΣ — whisper, a whisper, whispering, a whispering
  • ΨΙΘΥΡΟΥ — whisperer, slanderer, whispering, a whisperer, a slanderer

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