ΨΙΘΥΡΟΣ, ψιθυρος
PSITHYROS, psithyros
Sounds Like: psee-THOO-ros
Translations: whisper, a whisper, whispering, a whispering
From the root: ΨΙΘΥΡΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a whisper or whispering, often implying something done secretly or in a low voice. In a negative sense, it can denote secret slander, gossip, or malicious whispering, particularly when used to spread rumors or defame someone. It describes the act of speaking quietly, but the context often suggests a negative or harmful intent.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G5587 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Sirach — 5:14
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΨΙΘΥΡΟΣ.
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.
- ΨΙΘΥΡ — whisper, whispering, a whisper, a whispering, whispering (one), slanderer, whisperer
- ΨΙΘΥΡΟΙΣ — to whispers, with whispers, whispers
- ΨΙΘΥΡΟΝ — whisper, a whisper, whispering, a whispering, slanderer, a slanderer, whisperer, a whisperer
- ΨΙΘΥΡΟΥ — whisperer, slanderer, whispering, a whisperer, a slanderer
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