ΙΕΡΟΨΑΛΤΑΙ, ιεροψαλται
IEROPSALTAI, ieropsaltai
Sounds Like: ee-eh-roh-PSAL-tai
Translations: temple singers, sacred singers, psalmists, choristers
From the root: ΙΕΡΟΨΑΛΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word meaning 'sacred singer' or 'temple singer'. It refers to individuals who sing or chant in a religious context, particularly in the temple or during sacred services. It is used to describe those who lead or participate in the musical aspects of worship.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative
Strong’s numbers: G2416 (Lookup on BibleHub), G5567 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 12 — 3:142
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, ΙΕΡΟΨΑΛΤΗΣ.
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.
- ΙΕΡΟΨΑΛΤΑΙΣ — sacred singers, temple singers, choristers, cantors
- ΙΕΡΟΨΑΛΤΗΣ — sacred singer, chanter, cantor, a sacred singer, a chanter, a cantor
- ΙΕΡΟΨΑΛΤΩΝ — of temple singers, of sacred singers, of choristers
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