LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinethird declension

Serāpis

Serāpis m sg (genitive Serāpidis or Serāpis)
Classical[sɛˈraː.pɪs]Ecclesiastical[seˈraː.pis]

Meaning

  1. EgyptianSerapis, an Egyptian god.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeSerāpis—
genitiveSerāpidis
Serāpis		—
dativeSerāpidī
Serāpī		—
accusativeSerāpidem
Serāpem		—
ablativeSerāpide
Serāpe		—
vocativeSerāpis—

Sĕrāpis (a short, Prud. adv. Symm. 2, 531; Mart. Cap. 2, § 191; Paul. Nol. Carm. 26, 100), is and ĭdis, m., = Σάρᾶπις,
I. a chief divinity of the Egyptians, subsequently worshipped also in Greece and Rome, Varr. L. L. 5, § 57 Müll.; id. ap. Aug. Civ. Dei, 18, 5; Macr. S. 1, 20 fin.; Cic. Div. 2, 59, 123; id. N. D. 3, 19, 47; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 66, § 160; Varr. ap. Charis. p. 69 P.; Plin. 37, 5, 19, § 75; Tac. H. 4, 81; 4, 84; Suet. Vesp. 7; Spart. Sev. 17; Mart. 9, 30, 6; Inscr. Orell. 931; 950; 987; 1887 sq.—Hence,
A. Sĕ-rāpēum, i, n., a temple of Serapis, the most celebrated in Alexandria, Tert. Apol. 18 fin.; id. Spect. 8 fin.; Lampr. Alex. Sev. 27; Amm. 22, 16, 12; cf. Tac. H. 4, 84.—
B. Sĕrāpĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Serapis, Serapian; transf., splendid, sumptuous: cenae, Tert. Apol. 39 med.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σάρᾱπις (Sárāpis) (later Σέρᾱπις (Sérāpis)), from Egyptian wsjr-ḥp.

Descendants
  • EnglishSerapis
  • Englishm
  • FrenchSérapis
  • Frenchm

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologySerapisSerapis (Σάραπις), or SARA'PIS, an Egyptian divinity, the worship of which was introduced into Greece in the time of the Ptolemies. Apollodorus (ii. 5…

Quick answers

What does Serāpis mean in Latin?
Serāpis, a proper noun, means “Serapis, an Egyptian god.”.
What is the genitive of Serāpis?
The genitive singular is Serāpidis. Serāpis is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Serāpis?
In classical Latin, [sɛˈraː.pɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [seˈraː.pis].