Νῶε

Noe, Noah

Translated by Catharine Roth18 Jan 2003Vetting: high3 revisions

1 note · 10 words

Translation

A proper name.
From the [verb] nw=, [meaning] "I dive/swim."1

Greek original · Adler’s text

Νῶε· ὄνομα κύριον. παρὰ τὸ νῶ, τὸ κολυμβῶ.

Betacode
*nw=e: o)/noma ku/rion. para\ to\ nw=, to\ kolumbw=. 

Notes (1)

  1. 1A Greek etymology for the Hebrew name נח Noaḥ, which most likely comes from the Hebrew root meaning "to rest". For the verb see nu 226, nu 527, etc. ↩

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Revision history3 revisions · last 17 Jun 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. Added Hebrew and Hebrew etymology — Raphael Finkel
  3. cosmetics — David Whitehead
  4. Translated — Catharine Roth

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