Esdras
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Esdras on Wikipedia.Wikipedia |
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Etymology edit
From Latin Esdrās, from Ancient Greek Ἔσδρᾱς (Ésdrās), from Hebrew עזרא (Ezra). Doublet of Ezra.
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Esdras
- (biblical) any of four books of the Old Testament and Apocrypha of the Bible.
- Synonym: (abbreviation) Esd.
Usage notes edit
Depending upon which Bible is being examined there are two or four Books of Esdras, with different names and numbering systems. Wikipedia has an article Esdras with a table explaining this.
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Translations edit
any of four books
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Latin edit
Etymology edit
From the Ancient Greek Ἔσδρᾱς (Ésdrās).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈes.draːs/, [ˈɛs̠d̪räːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈes.dras/, [ˈɛzd̪räs]
Proper noun edit
Esdrās m sg (genitive Esdrae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Esdrās |
Genitive | Esdrae |
Dative | Esdrae |
Accusative | Esdrān |
Ablative | Esdrā |
Vocative | Esdrā |
Descendants edit
- English: Esdras
Further reading edit
- Liber Esdrae on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia la
- Liber Esdrae on the Latin Wikisource.Wikisource la
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin Esdrās, from Ancient Greek Ἔσδρᾱς (Ésdrās), from Hebrew עֶזְרָא.
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Esdras m
- (biblical) Ezra (the book of the Bible)
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Ezra