ΜΟΥΣΙΚΗ, μουσικη
MOUSIKĒ, mousikē
Sounds Like: moo-see-KEE
Translations: music, a music, art of the Muses, an art of the Muses, musical, skilled in music
From the root: ΜΟΥΣΙΚΗ
Part of Speech: Noun, Adjective
Explanation: This word refers to music or the art of the Muses, encompassing not only instrumental and vocal music but also poetry, dance, and other intellectual arts inspired by the Muses. It can be used to describe the practice or study of these arts, or as an adjective meaning 'musical' or 'skilled in music'.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine (as a noun); Singular, Nominative, Feminine (as an adjective)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 15 — 8:270
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 2:4
From the same root
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