ἈΠΟΤΡΟΠΑΙΟΥΣ, ἀποτροπαιους
APOTROPAIOUS, apotropaious
Sounds Like: ah-po-tro-PAI-oos
Translations: averting evil, warding off, propitiatory, ominous
From the root: ΑΠΟΤΡΟΠΑΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something that turns away evil or misfortune, or that serves to avert a bad omen. It can also refer to something that is ominous or portends evil. It is often used in contexts related to religious rituals or beliefs aimed at appeasing deities or warding off negative influences.
Inflection: Plural, Masculine, Accusative
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΠΟΤΡΟΠΑΙΟΣ.
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.
- ἈΠΟΤΡΟΠΑΙΟΙΣ — to avert evil, to ward off, to turn away, to propitiate, to avert, to turn aside
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