ΘΕΣΜΟΦΟΡΙΟΙΣ, θεσμοφοριοις
THESMOPHORIOIS, thesmophoriois
Sounds Like: thess-moh-foh-REE-oys
Translations: Thesmophoria, to the Thesmophoria, for the Thesmophoria
From the root: ΘΕΣΜΟΦΟΡΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the Thesmophoria, an ancient Greek festival held in honor of Demeter and Persephone. It was celebrated by women to ensure the fertility of the land and the success of the harvest. The word is a compound of 'θεσμός' (thesmos), meaning 'law' or 'ordinance', and 'φέρω' (phero), meaning 'to bear' or 'to carry', referring to the 'law-bearing' aspect of Demeter.
Inflection: Plural, Dative, Feminine
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:19
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΘΕΣΜΟΦΟΡΙΑ.
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.
- ΘΕΣΜΟΦΟΡΙΑ — Thesmophoria, a festival of Demeter
- ΘΕΣΜΟΦΟΡΙΑΖΟΥΣΑΙ — celebrating the Thesmophoria, observing the Thesmophoria
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