"ἱεροφάντης" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ἱεροφάντης in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /hi.e.ro.pʰán.tɛːs/, /i.e.roˈɸan.tis/, /i.e.roˈfan.dis/, /hi.e.ro.pʰán.tɛːs/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /(h)i.e.roˈpʰan.te̝s/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /i.e.roˈɸan.tis/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /i.e.roˈfan.tis/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /i.e.roˈfan.dis/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From ἱερός (hierós, “holy”) + φαίνω (phaínō, “show”) + -της (-tēs, masculine agent-noun suffix). Etymology templates: {{affix|grc|ἱερός|φαίνω|-της|id3=agent noun|pos3=masculine agent-noun suffix|t1=holy|t2=show}} ἱερός (hierós, “holy”) + φαίνω (phaínō, “show”) + -της (-tēs, masculine agent-noun suffix) Head templates: {{grc-noun|ἱεροφᾰ́ντης|ἱεροφᾰ́ντου|m|first}} ἱεροφᾰ́ντης • (hierophắntēs) m (genitive ἱεροφᾰ́ντου); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ἱεροφᾰ́ντης|ου}} Forms: ἱεροφᾰ́ντης [canonical], hierophắntēs [romanization], ἱεροφᾰ́ντου [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ὁ ἱεροφᾰ́ντης [nominative, singular], τὼ ἱεροφᾰ́ντᾱ [dual, nominative], οἱ ἱεροφᾰ́νται [nominative, plural], τοῦ ἱεροφᾰ́ντου [genitive, singular], τοῖν ἱεροφᾰ́νταιν [dual, genitive], τῶν ἱεροφᾰντῶν [genitive, plural], τῷ ἱεροφᾰ́ντῃ [dative, singular], τοῖν ἱεροφᾰ́νταιν [dative, dual], τοῖς ἱεροφᾰ́νταις [dative, plural], τὸν ἱεροφᾰ́ντην [accusative, singular], τὼ ἱεροφᾰ́ντᾱ [accusative, dual], τοὺς ἱεροφᾰ́ντᾱς [accusative, plural], ἱεροφᾰ́ντᾰ [singular, vocative], ἱεροφᾰ́ντᾱ [dual, vocative], ἱεροφᾰ́νται [plural, vocative]
  1. hierophant, one who teaches rites of sacrifice and worship
    Sense id: en-ἱεροφάντης-grc-noun-iw5kpMju Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 38 45
  2. (at Rome) pontifex, high priest Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-ἱεροφάντης-grc-noun-AojEaI1S Disambiguation of Occupations: 34 44 22 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -της (agent noun), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 11 73 16 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the first declension: 8 84 8 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -της (agent noun): 8 76 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 38 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 44 34
  3. hierophant, a mystical expounder
    Sense id: en-ἱεροφάντης-grc-noun-4lYd~CRA Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 38 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ἱεροφᾰ́ντωρ (hierophắntōr) Derived forms: ἱεροφᾰντέω (hierophăntéō), ἱεροφᾰντῐ́ᾱ (hierophăntĭ́ā), ἱεροφᾰντῐκός (hierophăntĭkós), ἱεροφᾰ́ντρῐᾰ (hierophắntrĭă)
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "hierophăntéō",
      "word": "ἱεροφᾰντέω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "hierophăntĭ́ā",
      "word": "ἱεροφᾰντῐ́ᾱ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "hierophăntĭkós",
      "word": "ἱεροφᾰντῐκός"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "hierophắntrĭă",
      "word": "ἱεροφᾰ́ντρῐᾰ"
    }
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          "expansion": "→ English: hierophant",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: hierophant"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
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          },
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        }
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    },
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "ierofante",
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: ierofante",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: ierofante"
    }
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        "t1": "holy",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ἱερός (hierós, “holy”) + φαίνω (phaínō, “show”) + -της (-tēs, masculine agent-noun suffix).",
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    },
    {
      "form": "hierophắntēs",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "ἱεροφᾰ́ντου",
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        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Attic declension-1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
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      "form": "First declension",
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      "tags": [
        "class"
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      "form": "ὁ ἱεροφᾰ́ντης",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "roman": "tṑ hierophắntā",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative"
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    {
      "form": "οἱ ἱεροφᾰ́νται",
      "roman": "hoi hierophắntai",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "τοῦ ἱεροφᾰ́ντου",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν ἱεροφᾰ́νταιν",
      "roman": "toîn hierophắntain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν ἱεροφᾰντῶν",
      "roman": "tôn hierophăntôn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ ἱεροφᾰ́ντῃ",
      "roman": "tôi hierophắntēi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν ἱεροφᾰ́νταιν",
      "roman": "toîn hierophắntain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς ἱεροφᾰ́νταις",
      "roman": "toîs hierophắntais",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν ἱεροφᾰ́ντην",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ ἱεροφᾰ́ντᾱ",
      "roman": "tṑ hierophắntā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς ἱεροφᾰ́ντᾱς",
      "roman": "toùs hierophắntās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἱεροφᾰ́ντᾰ",
      "roman": "hierophắntă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἱεροφᾰ́ντᾱ",
      "roman": "hierophắntā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἱεροφᾰ́νται",
      "roman": "hierophắntai",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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      },
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      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ἱεροφᾰ́ντης",
        "2": "ου"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "16 38 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "hierophant, one who teaches rites of sacrifice and worship"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἱεροφάντης-grc-noun-iw5kpMju",
      "links": [
        [
          "hierophant",
          "hierophant"
        ],
        [
          "teach",
          "teach"
        ],
        [
          "rite",
          "rite"
        ],
        [
          "sacrifice",
          "sacrifice"
        ],
        [
          "worship",
          "worship"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "11 73 16",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 84 8",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 76 15",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 38 45",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 44 34",
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        },
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          "_dis": "34 44 22",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Occupations",
          "orig": "grc:Occupations",
          "parents": [
            "People",
            "Work",
            "Human",
            "Human activity",
            "All topics",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pontifex, high priest"
      ],
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        [
          "pontifex",
          "pontifex"
        ],
        [
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          "high priest"
        ]
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(at Rome) pontifex, high priest"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "16 38 45",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hierophant, a mystical expounder"
      ],
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        [
          "hierophant",
          "hierophant"
        ],
        [
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          "mystical"
        ],
        [
          "expounder",
          "expounder"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hi.e.ro.pʰán.tɛːs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i.e.roˈɸan.tis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i.e.roˈfan.dis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hi.e.ro.pʰán.tɛːs/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/(h)i.e.roˈpʰan.te̝s/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i.e.roˈɸan.tis/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i.e.roˈfan.tis/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i.e.roˈfan.dis/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "hierophắntōr",
      "word": "ἱεροφᾰ́ντωρ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἱεροφάντης"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Ancient Greek 5-syllable words",
    "Ancient Greek compound terms",
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek first-declension nouns",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the first declension",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -της (agent noun)",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "grc:Occupations"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "hierophăntéō",
      "word": "ἱεροφᾰντέω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hierophăntĭ́ā",
      "word": "ἱεροφᾰντῐ́ᾱ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hierophăntĭkós",
      "word": "ἱεροφᾰντῐκός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hierophắntrĭă",
      "word": "ἱεροφᾰ́ντρῐᾰ"
    }
  ],
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: hierophant",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: hierophant"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "ιεροφάντης"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: ierofante",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: ierofante"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": "ἱερός",
        "3": "φαίνω",
        "4": "-της",
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    },
    {
      "form": "hierophắntēs",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
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      "form": "ἱεροφᾰ́ντου",
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        "genitive"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "form": "First declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ ἱεροφᾰ́ντης",
      "roman": "ho hierophắntēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ ἱεροφᾰ́ντᾱ",
      "roman": "tṑ hierophắntā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ ἱεροφᾰ́νται",
      "roman": "hoi hierophắntai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ ἱεροφᾰ́ντου",
      "roman": "toû hierophắntou",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν ἱεροφᾰ́νταιν",
      "roman": "toîn hierophắntain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν ἱεροφᾰντῶν",
      "roman": "tôn hierophăntôn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ ἱεροφᾰ́ντῃ",
      "roman": "tôi hierophắntēi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν ἱεροφᾰ́νταιν",
      "roman": "toîn hierophắntain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς ἱεροφᾰ́νταις",
      "roman": "toîs hierophắntais",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν ἱεροφᾰ́ντην",
      "roman": "tòn hierophắntēn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ ἱεροφᾰ́ντᾱ",
      "roman": "tṑ hierophắntā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς ἱεροφᾰ́ντᾱς",
      "roman": "toùs hierophắntās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἱεροφᾰ́ντᾰ",
      "roman": "hierophắntă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἱεροφᾰ́ντᾱ",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἱεροφᾰ́νται",
      "roman": "hierophắntai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "ἱεροφᾰ́ντης",
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        "3": "m",
        "4": "first"
      },
      "expansion": "ἱεροφᾰ́ντης • (hierophắntēs) m (genitive ἱεροφᾰ́ντου); first declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ἱεροφᾰ́ντης",
        "2": "ου"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "hierophant, one who teaches rites of sacrifice and worship"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hierophant",
          "hierophant"
        ],
        [
          "teach",
          "teach"
        ],
        [
          "rite",
          "rite"
        ],
        [
          "sacrifice",
          "sacrifice"
        ],
        [
          "worship",
          "worship"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "pontifex, high priest"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pontifex",
          "pontifex"
        ],
        [
          "high priest",
          "high priest"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "at Rome",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(at Rome) pontifex, high priest"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "hierophant, a mystical expounder"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hierophant",
          "hierophant"
        ],
        [
          "mystical",
          "mystical"
        ],
        [
          "expounder",
          "expounder"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hi.e.ro.pʰán.tɛːs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i.e.roˈɸan.tis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i.e.roˈfan.dis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hi.e.ro.pʰán.tɛːs/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/(h)i.e.roˈpʰan.te̝s/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i.e.roˈɸan.tis/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i.e.roˈfan.tis/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i.e.roˈfan.dis/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "hierophắntōr",
      "word": "ἱεροφᾰ́ντωρ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἱεροφάντης"
}

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