ἘΓΓΑΣΤΡΙΜΥΘΩΝ, ἐγγαστριμυθων
EGGASTRIMYTHŌN, eggastrimythōn
Sounds Like: eng-gas-TREE-moo-thon
Translations: (of) ventriloquists, (of) soothsayers, (of) necromancers
From the root: ἘΓΓΑΣΤΡΙΜΥΘΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to those who speak from the belly, often associated with ventriloquism, soothsaying, or necromancy in ancient contexts. It is a compound word derived from 'ἐν' (in), 'γαστήρ' (belly), and 'μῦθος' (speech or word), literally meaning 'one who speaks from the belly'. Such individuals were believed to be possessed by a spirit or to be able to communicate with the dead.
Inflection: Genitive, Plural, Masculine
Strong’s number: G1409 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
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
- ἘΓΓΑΣΤΡΙΜΥΘΟΥΣ — ventriloquist, soothsayer, necromancer, wizard, a ventriloquist, a soothsayer
- ἘΓΓΑΣΤΡΙΜΥΘΩ — to a ventriloquist, to a soothsayer, to a necromancer
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