ΘΕΟΠΟΜΠΟΣ, θεοπομπος
THEOPOMPOS, theopompos
Sounds Like: theh-oh-POM-pos
Translations: Theopompus
From the root: ΘΕΟΠΟΜΠΟΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: Theopompus is a proper noun, specifically a male personal name. It is a compound word derived from 'θεός' (theos), meaning 'god', and 'πέμπω' (pempo), meaning 'to send'. Thus, the name literally means 'sent by God' or 'God-sent'. It refers to various historical figures, most notably a Greek historian from Chios in the 4th century BC.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 3:2
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 24:221
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 12 — 2:112
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΘΕΟΠΟΜΠΟΣ.
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.
- ΘΕΟΠΟΜΠΟΥ — (of) Theopompus
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