ἈΔΥΤΟΝ, ἀδυτον
ADYTON, adyton
Sounds Like: AH-dyoo-ton
Translations: holy of holies, a holy of holies, sanctuary, a sanctuary, inner shrine, a inner shrine
From the root: ἈΔΥΤΟΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the innermost and most sacred part of a temple or sanctuary, often considered inaccessible to the general public. It is typically a place where only priests or specific religious figures are permitted to enter. It is used to denote a sacred, inviolable space.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G0008 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 5:53
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΔΥΤΟΝ.
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.
- ἈΔΥΤΩ — (to) a holy place, (to) a sanctuary, (to) the holy of holies
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