Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

iseion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: iseion
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of Iseum.

Example Sentences

"In the Pharaonic times it was celebrated for the worship of Isis, Osiris, and their son Horus. Its ruins still attest the magnificence of its buildings but the Iseion... was built in the reign of the last Cleopatra..."
"The name of her shrine also clearly promises knowledge and comprehension of reality; for it is named Iseion, to indicate that we shall comprehend reality if in a reasonable and devout frame of mind we pass within the portals of her shrines."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἴσειον (Íseion), from Ἶσις (Îsis, “Isis”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Ἴσειον

Inflected Forms

Iseions (plural)

Questions

What does iseion mean?: Alternative form of Iseum.
Where does iseion come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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