ΝΥΜΦΟΣΤΟΛΩ, νυμφοστολω
NYMPHOSTOLŌ, nymphostolō
Sounds Like: nim-fo-STO-lo
Translations: (to) a bridegroom's friend, (to) a wedding attendant
From the root: ΝΥΜΦΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word referring to an attendant at a wedding, specifically a friend of the bridegroom. It describes someone who helps with the preparations or festivities of a wedding. The word is in the dative case, indicating 'to' or 'for' such a person.
Inflection: Singular, Dative, Masculine
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 5 — 8:294
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΝΥΜΦΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ, appear in our texts.
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