Definitions for apis
ˈeɪ pɪsapis

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Apis, genus Apisnoun

   type genus of the Apidae: honeybees

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1. Apisnoun

   a genus of insects of the order Hymenoptera, including the common honeybee (Apis mellifica) and other related species. See Honeybee

2. Etymology: [L., bee.]

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1. Apis

   In Egyptian mythology, Apis or Hapis, is a bull-deity that was worshipped in the Memphis region. According to Manetho, his worship was instituted by Kaiechos of the Second Dynasty. Hape is named on very early monuments, but little is known of the divine animal before the New Kingdom. Ceremonial burials of bulls indicate that ritual sacrifice was part of the worship of the early cow deities and a bull might represent a king who became a deity after death. He was entitled "the renewal of the life" of the Memphite god Ptah: but after death he became Osorapis, i.e. the Osiris Apis, just as dead humans were assimilated to Osiris, the king of the underworld. This Osorapis was identified with the Hellenistic Serapis, and may well be identical with him. Greek writers make the Apis an incarnation of Osiris, ignoring the connection with Ptah. Apis was the most important of all the sacred animals in Egypt, and, as with the others, its importance increased as time went on. Greek and Roman authors have much to say about Apis, the marks by which the black bull-calf was recognized, the manner of his conception by a ray from heaven, his house at Memphis with court for disporting himself, the mode of prognostication from his actions, the mourning at his death, his costly burial, and the rejoicings throughout the country when a new Apis was found. Mariette's excavation of the Serapeum at Memphis revealed the tombs of over sixty animals, ranging from the time of Amenophis III to that of Ptolemy Alexander. At first each animal was buried in a separate tomb with a chapel built above it.

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1. APIS

   What does APIS stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the APIS acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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1. Apis

   a name given to Jupiter by the inhabitants of the Lower Nile. Also the miraculous ox, worshiped in Egypt.

2. Apis

   (A′pis), King of Argivia. Afterward called Serapis, the greatest god of the Egyptians.

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Anagrams for apis »

1. Pisa

2. ASPI

3. pasi

4. saip

5. pais

How to pronounce apis?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Karen

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of apis in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of apis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of apis in a Sentence

1. Rebekah Tromble:

   Meta was able to point to new programs they were developing, tikTok was able to point to specific, new APIs they’re developing. Twitter simply had blanks. There was nothing they could say, and in fact what they did say was, ‘We’re already better than everyone else,’ which was true until a week ago.

2. Vishal Shah:

   People will still be able to upload GIFs; developers and API partners will continue to have the same access to GIPHY's APIs; and GIPHY's creative community will still be able to create great content, we will continue to make GIPHY openly available to the wider ecosystem.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=apis
2. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apis
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=apis
4. ^ Mythology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/42474/pg42474-images.html#:~:text=apis