ΔΑΔΟΥΧΕΙ, δαδουχει
DADOUCHEI, dadouchei
Sounds Like: dah-doo-KHEI
Translations: carries a torch, holds a torch, performs the office of a torch-bearer
From the root: ΔΑΔΟΥΧΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes the action of carrying or holding a torch, often in a ceremonial or religious context. It can also refer to the specific role or office of a torch-bearer, particularly in ancient Greek mystery cults where the dadouchos (torch-bearer) was a significant figure in rituals and processions.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, Third Person Singular
Strong’s number: G1187 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:5
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΑΔΟΥΧΕΩ.
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.
- ΔΑΔΟΥΧΕΩ — to bear a torch, to carry a torch, to be a torch-bearer, to perform torch-bearing rites
- ΔΑΔΟΥΧΟΥΜΑΙ — I am a torch-bearer, I carry a torch, I am initiated into mysteries
- ΔΑΔΟΥΧΟΥΜΕΝΟΝ — being a torch-bearer, being illuminated, being instructed, being initiated
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