Meanings
alternative Apopis
- astronomyAn asteroid that formerly had a high risk of collision with Earth.
The spacecraft’s navigators have worked out a trajectory that would take it to the asteroid Apophis in April 2029, just after that object, a bit smaller than Bennu, zips within an uncomfortably close but still safe 20,000 miles from Earth.
2021 May 10, Kenneth Chang, “Bye-Bye, Bennu: NASA Heads Back to Earth With Asteroid Stash in Tow”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounAn evil snake-god who tries to devour the sun every night.
Origin
- Egyptianꜥꜣpp
- Ancient GreekἌποφις
- EnglishApophis
From Ancient Greek Ἄποφις (Ápophis), a borrowing from Egyptian ꜥꜣpp altered after ὄφις (óphis, “snake”).
More words from Ancient Greek, Egyptian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic أبوفيس
- أبوفيسan evil snake-god who tries to devour the sun every night
Chinese Mandarin 阿佩普, 阿波菲斯
- 阿佩普 (Āpèipǔ)an evil snake-god who tries to devour the sun every night
- 阿波菲斯 (Ābōfēisī)an evil snake-god who tries to devour the sun every night
Czech Apop
- Apopan evil snake-god who tries to devour the sun every night
French Apophis
- Apophisan evil snake-god who tries to devour the sun every night
German Apophis, Aphophis
- Apophisan evil snake-god who tries to devour the sun every night
- Aphophisan evil snake-god who tries to devour the sun every night
Persian آپوفیس, آپپ
- آپوفیس (âpôfis)an evil snake-god who tries to devour the sun every night
- آپپ (âpep)an evil snake-god who tries to devour the sun every night
Portuguese Apófis
- Apófisan evil snake-god who tries to devour the sun every night
Russian Апо́п, Апе́п
- Апо́п (Apóp)an evil snake-god who tries to devour the sun every night
- Апе́п (Apép)an evil snake-god who tries to devour the sun every night
- Апо́фис (Apófis)an evil snake-god who tries to devour the sun every night
Spanish Apofis
- Apofisan evil snake-god who tries to devour the sun every night
Cite this entry
Apophis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Apophis
“Apophis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Apophis. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Apophis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Apophis.
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