ΦΑΡΜΑΚΙΣΤΟΤΑΤΑΙ, φαρμακιστοταται
PHARMAKISTOTATAI, pharmakistotatai
Sounds Like: far-mah-kis-TOH-tah-tee
Translations: most skilled in drugs, most given to sorcery, most poisonous, most magical
From the root: ΦΑΡΜΑΚΙΣΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is a superlative adjective, meaning 'most skilled in drugs' or 'most given to sorcery'. It describes someone, in this case, women, who are exceedingly proficient or involved with drugs, potions, or magical practices, often with negative connotations like poisoning or sorcery. It is used to emphasize an extreme degree of such involvement.
Inflection: Superlative, Nominative, Plural, Feminine
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 17 — 4:63
From the same root
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