ΟἸΣΤΡΟΥ, οἰστρου
OISTROU, oistrou
Sounds Like: OY-stroo
Translations: of a gadfly, of a sting, of a frenzy, of a mad impulse, of a passion
From the root: ΟἸΣΤΡΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a gadfly, a stinging insect, or metaphorically to the sting or goad of such an insect. It is often used to describe a maddening impulse, a frenzy, or a passionate drive that compels someone to action, much like a gadfly drives cattle. It can be used in sentences to describe the source of an intense, often uncontrollable, urge or excitement.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine
Strong’s number: G3636 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Seven — 3:21
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΟἸΣΤΡΟΣ.
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.
- ΟἸΣΤΡΩΝ — of gadflies, of frenzies, of madnesses, of passions, of impulses
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