Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
μύστης. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
μύστης, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
μύστης in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
μύστης you have here. The definition of the word
μύστης will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
μύστης, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From μυέω (muéō, “I initiate”), from μῡ́ω (mū́ō, “I shut”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mýs.tɛːs/ → /ˈmys.tis/ → /ˈmis.tis/
Noun
μῠ́στης • (mústēs) m (genitive μῠ́στου); first declension
- one who has been initiated, initiate
Inflection
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “μύστης”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “μύστης”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- μύστης in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- “mystery”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.