Πεντεφρῆς
Pentephres, Petephres, Potiphar
Translated by David Whitehead10 May 2004Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
A proper name.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Πεντεφρῆς· ὄνομα κύριον.
Betacode
*pentefrh=s: o)/noma ku/rion.
Notes
- Pentephris in one manuscript; identifiable (either way) as the Petephres of Genesis 37:36 and following, i.e. the Egyptian Potiphar whose wife accused Joseph of attempted seduction (but whose daughter eventually married him).
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Revision history5 revisions · last 19 Sep 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- more headwords; more keywords — David Whitehead
- modified note — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead