Μωδεείμ
Modeeim, Modeein
Translated by Nicholas Fincher2 Aug 2003Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
A name of a city in Josephus.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μωδεείμ· ὄνομα πόλεως παρὰ Ἰωσήπῳ.
Betacode
*mwdeei/m: o)/noma po/lews para\ *)iwsh/pw|.
Notes
- The Suda's spelling, Modeeim, occurs also in (e.g.) 1 Maccabees 2:1; Josephus actually has Modeein (Jewish War 1.36; cf. the dative in Jewish Antiquities 13.210); and a range of other spellings are also attested, e.g. Modai, Modein, Modin (see the index to L.H. Feldman's Loeb Josephus).
Eusebius defines it as a village in the territory of Diospolis (= Lydda). It was the home of the Maccabees.
Neighbouring entries
Revision history3 revisions · last 13 Feb 2015
- coding — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- modified headword and note; added keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Nicholas Fincher