Apis

[ ey-pis ]

noun

, Egyptian Religion.

1. a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.

Apis

/ ˈɑːpɪs /

noun

1. (in ancient Egypt) a sacred bull worshipped at Memphis

Word History and Origins

Origin of Apis¹

First recorded in 1600–10; from Latin Āpis, from Greek Âpis, from Egyptian ḥjpw

Example Sentences

I recently succeeded in giving perfect relief with Apis Mel.

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The priests affirmed that Apis was of divine origin, the cow that produced him having been impregnated with holy fire.

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Apis bicornis, L. selects the hollows of large stones for the site of its dwelling; whilst others prefer the holes in wood.

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A membrane attached to the inner side of the cubital spur in Apis L.

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Each in its turn has contained quite comfortably the mummy of a bull Apis, armoured in plates of gold.

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