Σέραπις
noun
noun
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Added Jul 23, 2025
Definition
Serapis is a Greco-Egyptian deity, a syncretic fusion of Osiris and Zeus. In the Hellenistic world, especially in Egypt, he was worshipped as a supreme god and central cult figure.
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Grammatical Analysis
"Σέραπις"
Lemma: Σέραπις
Gender: masculine
Number: singular
Case: nominative
Declension: third
Stem: Σέραπ-
Ending: -ις
Note: Σέραπις is a proper noun referring to the Greco-Egyptian deity Serapis. It is a third-declension masculine noun, with the nominative singular ending -ις; the genitive singular is Σέραπιδος.