ἘΓΓΑΣΤΡΙΜΥΘΟΥΣ, ἐγγαστριμυθους
EGGASTRIMYTHOUS, eggastrimythous
Sounds Like: eng-gas-tree-MY-thooss
Translations: ventriloquist, soothsayer, necromancer, wizard, a ventriloquist, a soothsayer
From the root: ἘΓΓΑΣΤΡΙΜΥΘΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word meaning literally 'one who speaks from the belly'. It refers to a person who practices ventriloquism, often associated with divination, necromancy, or soothsaying, as it was believed that spirits spoke through such individuals. It is used to describe those who claim to communicate with the dead or possess supernatural knowledge through such means.
Inflection: Plural, Accusative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G1409 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 6 — 14:327
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Isaiah — 19:3
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΓΓΑΣΤΡΙΜΥΘΟΣ.
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.
- ἘΓΓΑΣΤΡΙΜΥΘΟΥ — (of) a ventriloquist, (of) a soothsayer, (of) a necromancer, (of) one who has a familiar spirit
- ἘΓΓΑΣΤΡΙΜΥΘΩ — to a ventriloquist, to a soothsayer, to a necromancer
- ἘΓΓΑΣΤΡΙΜΥΘΩΝ — (of) ventriloquists, (of) soothsayers, (of) necromancers
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