ἘΝΓΑΣΤΡΙΜΥΘΩ, ἐνγαστριμυθω
ENGASTRIMYTHŌ, engastrimythō
Sounds Like: en-gas-tree-MY-thoh
Translations: ventriloquist, soothsayer, necromancer, wizard, a ventriloquist, a soothsayer, a necromancer, a wizard
From the root: ἘΝΓΑΣΤΡΙΜΥΘΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a ventriloquist, someone who speaks from their belly, or more commonly in ancient contexts, a soothsayer or necromancer who claimed to speak with the dead or spirits, often implying that the voice came from within them. It is a compound word formed from 'ἐν' (in), 'γαστήρ' (belly), and 'μῦθος' (word/speech). It is used to describe individuals believed to possess such abilities.
Inflection: Singular, Dative, Masculine or Feminine
Strong’s number: G1427 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΝΓΑΣΤΡΙΜΥΘΟΣ.
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.
- ἘΝΓΑΣΤΡΙΜΥΘΟΙΣ — (to) ventriloquists, (to) soothsayers, (to) mediums
- ἘΝΓΑΣΤΡΙΜΥΘΟΝ — ventriloquist, a ventriloquist, one who has a familiar spirit, a soothsayer
- ἘΝΓΑΣΤΡΙΜΥΘΟΣ — ventriloquist, soothsayer, necromancer, wizard, a ventriloquist, a soothsayer
- ἘΝΓΑΣΤΡΙΜΥΘΟΥΣ — ventriloquist, soothsayer, necromancer, wizard, a ventriloquist, a soothsayer, a necromancer, a wizard
- ἘΝΓΑΣΤΡΙΜΥΘΩΝ — of ventriloquists, of soothsayers, of necromancers
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