Γάδαρα
Ancient Greek edit
Alternative forms edit
- Γᾰ́δωρᾰ (Gádōra)
Etymology edit
From Biblical Hebrew גֶּדֶר (geḏer, “wall”), from גָּדֵר (gāḏēr, “enclosing wall”), from גָּדַר (gāḏar, “to wall up or off”). Compare to other names of fortified towns:
- Γάδηρα (Gádēra, “Gadera”) (from Biblical Hebrew גְּדֵרָה (gəḏērā))
- Γᾰ́δερ (Gáder, “Geder”) (from Biblical Hebrew גֶּדֶר (geḏer))
- Γεδδων (Geddōn) (from Biblical Hebrew גְּדוֹר/גְּדֹר (gəḏōr))
- Γεδδωρ (Geddōr)/αἱ ἐπαύλεις αὐτῆς (hai epaúleis autês, “the very steads”) (from Biblical Hebrew גְּדֵרוֹת (gəḏērōtāyim))
- Γαδηρώθ (Gadērṓth) (from Biblical Hebrew גְּדֵרֹתָיִם (gəḏērōt))
- Γᾱ́δειρᾰ (Gā́deira, “Cádiz”) (from Phoenician 𐤂𐤃𐤓 (gdr /gādēr, gādīr/))
Pronunciation edit
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ɡá.da.ra/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈɡa.da.ra/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈɣa.ða.ra/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈɣa.ða.ra/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈɣa.ða.ra/
Proper noun edit
Γᾰ́δᾰρᾰ • (Gádara) n (genitive Γᾰδᾰ́ρων); second declension
Inflection edit
Case / # | Plural | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | τᾰ̀ Γᾰ́δᾰρᾰ tà Gádara | ||||||||||||
Genitive | τῶν Γᾰδᾰ́ρων tôn Gadárōn | ||||||||||||
Dative | τοῖς Γᾰδᾰ́ροις toîs Gadárois | ||||||||||||
Accusative | τᾰ̀ Γᾰ́δᾰρᾰ tà Gádara | ||||||||||||
Vocative | Γᾰ́δᾰρᾰ Gádara | ||||||||||||
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Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “Γάδαρα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Γάδαρα in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)