ΜΗΤΡΑΓΥΡΤΗΣ, μητραγυρτης
MĒTRAGYRTĒS, mētragyrtēs
Sounds Like: mee-trah-GOOR-tays
Translations: beggar priest, charlatan priest, mendicant priest, priest of Cybele, a beggar priest
From the root: ΜΗΤΗΡ, ΑΓΥΡΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'ΜΗΤΗΡ' (mother) and 'ΑΓΥΡΤΗΣ' (beggar, collector, charlatan). It refers to a mendicant priest, especially one who begged for the goddess Cybele, often associated with charlatanism or religious imposture. It describes someone who wanders around collecting alms, often for religious purposes, but with a negative connotation of being a fraud or a quack.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G3382 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 7:12
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