ἈΦΡΟΔΙΣΙΑ, ἀφροδισια
APHRODISIA, aphrodisia
Sounds Like: ah-fro-DEE-see-ah
Translations: sexual pleasures, sexual acts, sexual matters, sexual intercourse
From the root: ἈΦΡΟΔΙΤΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to matters related to sexual desire or activity, often translated as 'sexual pleasures' or 'sexual acts'. It is the neuter plural form of the adjective 'aphrodisios', meaning 'pertaining to Aphrodite' or 'pertaining to sexual love'. It is typically used in a general sense to describe things associated with physical intimacy.
Inflection: Plural, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G0002 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΦΡΟΔΙΤΗ.
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.
- ἈΦΡΟΔΙΣΙΟΙ — Aphrodisian, relating to Aphrodite, sexual, venereal, amorous
- ἈΦΡΟΔΙΤΗ — Aphrodite
- ἈΦΡΟΔΙΤΗΝ — Aphrodite
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