ΣΙΒΥΛΛΑ, σιβυλλα
SIBYLLA, sibylla
Sounds Like: see-BOO-lah
Translations: Sibyl
From the root: ΣΙΒΥΛΛΑ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a Sibyl, a female prophetess or oracle in ancient Greece and Rome. Sibyls were believed to be divinely inspired and to deliver prophecies, often in a trance-like state. The term is used to denote these specific prophetic figures.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 8:2
Codex Sinaiticus
- Shepherd of Hermas — 8:1
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 1 — 4:118
Justin Martyr
- First Apology of Justin Martyr — 20:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΙΒΥΛΛΑ.
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.
- ΣΙΒΥΛΛΑΝ — Sibyl, a Sibyl
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