ΥΠΕΡΒΟΡΕΟΙΣΙΝ, υπερβορεοισιν
YPERBOREOISIN, yperboreoisin
Sounds Like: hoo-per-bor-EH-oh-sin
Translations: to the Hyperboreans, for the Hyperboreans
From the root: ΥΠΕΡΒΟΡΕΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the Hyperboreans, a mythical people believed by the ancient Greeks to live in a land beyond the North Wind (Boreas). They were often depicted as living in a state of perfect happiness and eternal spring. This form indicates a dative plural, meaning 'to' or 'for' the Hyperboreans.
Inflection: Plural, Dative, Masculine or Feminine
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:68
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΠΕΡΒΟΡΕΟΣ.
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.
- ΥΠΕΡΒΟΡΕΟΣ — Hyperborean, beyond the north wind
- ΥΠΕΡΒΟΡΕΩΝ — of the Hyperboreans, Hyperborean
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