English
epopt
Epopt comes from Ancient Greek ἐπόπτης ‘initiate into mysteries’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐπόπτηςepóptēs‘initiate into mysteries’
- Englishtodayepopt
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐπόπτηςepóptēs‘initiate into mysteries’
- Englishtodayepopt
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἐπόπτης
Today it means
noun An initiate in the Eleusinian Mysteries; one who has attended the epopteia.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἐπόπτης / epopt