GLOSSARY OF FRANKINCENSE IN ANCIENT GREEK RELIGION
GLOSSARY OF FRANKINCENSE IN ANCIENT GREEK RELIGION
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Agní odmí - (hagne odme; Gr. ἁγνὴ ὀδμή, ΑΓΝΗ ΟΔΜΗ) sacred odor, i.e. frankincense.
Livanás - (Libanas; Gr. λιβανᾶς, ΛΙΒΑΝΑΣ = λιβανοπώλης = λιβανωτοπώλης) a dealer in frankincense.
Liváninos - (libaninos; Gr. λιβάνινος, ΛΙΒΑΝΙΝΟΣ. Adjective.) made of frankincense.
Livanídion - (libanidion; Gr. λιβανίδιον, ΛΙΒΑΝΙΔΙΟΝ, dim. of λἰβανος. Noun.) small frankincense tree.
Livanítis - (libanitis; Gr. λιβανῖτις, ΛΙΒΑΝΙΤΙΣ. Noun.) title of Aphrodite, likely referring to some connection to Lebanon rather than frankincense.
Livanízoh - (libanizdo; Gr. λιβανίζω, ΛΙΒΑΝΙΖΩ. Verb.) smelling like frankincense.
Livanóhdis - (libanodis; Gr. λιβανώδης, ΛΙΒΑΝΩΔΗΣ. Adjective.) similar to frankincense.
Livanohtopóhlis - (libanotopoles; Gr. λιβανωτοπώλης, ΛΙΒΑΝΩΤΟΠΩΛΗΣ = λιβανοπώλης = λιβανᾶς. All Nouns.) a dealer in frankincense.
Livanohtídion - (libanotidion; Gr. λιβανωτίδιον, ΛΙΒΑΝΩΤΙΔΙΟΝ, Dim. of λιβανωτἰς. Noun.) small incense-burner, censer.
Livanohtízo - (libanotizo; Gr. λιβανωτίζω, ΛΙΒΑΝΩΤΙΖΩ. Verb.) purify with frankincense smoke.
Livanohtophóros - (libanotophoros; Gr. λιβανωτοφόρος, ΛΙΒΑΝΩΤΟΦΟΡΟΣ. Adjective.) producing frankincense.
Livanohtós - (libanotos; Gr. λιβανωτός, ΛΙΒΑΝΩΤΟΣ. Noun) frankincense, the gum of the tree Boswellia Carterii, used for purification and as an offering. This is the main word for frankincense.
Livanohtrís - (libanotris; Gr. λιβανωτρίς, ΛΙΒΑΝΩΤΡΙΣ. Noun.) censer, incense-burner.
Livanókhroös - (libanocroös; Gr. λιβανόχροος, ΛΙΒΑΝΟΧΡΟΟΣ. Adjective.) having the color of frankincense, the color of incense.
Livanokaia - (libanokaia; Gr. λιβανοκαΐα, ΛΙΒΑΝΟΚΑΙΑ) burning of incense.
Livanómandis - (libanomantis; Gr. λιβανόμαντις, ΛΙΒΑΝΟΜΑΝΤΙΣ. Noun.) one who reads oracles from smoke of frankincense.
Livanománna - (libanomanna; Gr. λιβανομάννα, ΛΙΒΑΝΟΜΑΝΝΑ. Noun.) powdered incense or powdered frankincense, possibly frankincense mixed with manna.
Livanophóros - (libanophoros; Gr. λιβανοφόρος, ΛΙΒΑΝΟΦΟΡΟΣ. Adjective.) producing or bearing frankincense or incense.
Livanopóhlis - (livanopoles; Gr. λιβανοπώλης, ΛΙΒΑΝΟΠΩΛΗΣ = λιβανᾶς = λιβανωτοπώλης. All Nouns.) a dealer in frankincense.
Lívanos - (libanos; Gr. λίβανος, ΛΙΒΑΝΟΣ) frankincense-tree, Boswellia Carterii, any incense tree.
Livanothíki - (libanothiki; Gr. λιβανοθήκη, ΛΙΒΑΝΟΘΗΚΗ) incense-box.
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