Κυρηναῖος

Kyrenean, Cyrenean

Translated by David Whitehead4 Dec 2000Vetting: high5 revisions

4 words

[Meaning someone] from Kyrene.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Κυρηναῖος· ἀπὸ Κυρήνης.

Betacode

*kurhnai=os: a)po\ *kurh/nhs.

Notes

See also kappa 2758.
Cyrene/Kyrene was the chief city of the Pentapolis, the Jebel Akdar region of modern Libya; OCD(4) 405-6.

Linked from1 entry

κ2758ΚυρηνήτηςKyrenetan, Cyrenetan[Someone] from the place. [Note] that the so-called Cyrenaic school started from the philosopher Aristippos.

Neighbouring entries

κ2755ΚυρήβιοςKyrebios, Curebius κ2756Κύρημαstroke of luck, windfall κ2757ΚυρηναῖοςKyrenean, Cyrenean κ2758ΚυρηνήτηςKyrenetan, Cyrenetan κ2759Κυρίαsovereignty

Revision history5 revisions · last 4 Aug 2014

4 Aug 2014Revised — David Whitehead
25 Mar 2013Revised — David Whitehead
27 Jul 2011cosmetics — David Whitehead
17 Jul 2003added x-ref; cosmetics — David Whitehead
17 Jul 2003added note — Nicholas Fincher
4 Dec 2000Translated — David Whitehead