ΑΙΔΗΣ, αιδης
AIDĒS, aidēs
Sounds Like: AH-ee-dace
Translations: Hades, the grave, death, the underworld, a Hades
From the root: ΑΙΔΗΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the realm of the dead, often conceived as a dark and shadowy place where the spirits of the departed reside. It can also refer to the personification of this realm, Hades, the god of the underworld in Greek mythology. In the New Testament, it is often used to denote the abode of the dead, the grave, or the power of death itself.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G86 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:98
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΙΔΗΣ.
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.
- ΑΙΔΟΥ — of Hades, to Hades, Hades
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