GADARA

Meaning of GADARA in English

Pronunciation: ' ga-d ə -r ə

Function: geographical name

town of ancient Palestine SE of Sea of Galilee

– Gad · a · rene \ ' ga-d ə - ˌ r ē n, ˌ ga-d ə - ' \ adjective or noun

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

GADARA — geographical name town of ancient Palestine SE of Sea of Galilee , Gadarene adjective or noun
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GADARA — geographical name town of ancient Palestine SE of Sea of Galilee • Gad·a·rene ˈga-də-ˌrēn, ˌga-də-ˈ adjective or noun
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GADARA — modern Umm Qays ancient city of Palestine, a member of the Decapolis, located just southeast of the Sea of Galilee …
Britannica English vocabulary
GADARA — a strong city situated near the river Hieromax, six miles southeast of the Sea of Galilee, over against Scythopolis and …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
GADARENE — adjective or noun see: Gadara
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GADARENE — ˈgadəˌrēn, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: Late Latin Gadarenus, from Greek Gadarēnos inhabitant of Gadara, from Gadara, ancient town near the Sea …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GADARENE — see Gadara
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GADARENE — [ 'gadəri:n ] ■ adjective involving or engaged in a headlong or disastrous rush. Origin C19: from New Testament Gk …
Concise Oxford English vocab
VARRO, MARCUS TERENTIUS — born 116 BC, probably Reate, Italy died 27 BC Rome's greatest scholar and a satirist of stature, best known for …
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PHILODEMUS — born c. 110 BC, , Gadara, Syria died c. 35 BC, , Herculaneum, Campania Greek poet and Epicurean philosopher who …
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MENIPPUS — flourished 3rd century BC Greek philosopher from Gadara (modern Umm Qays, Jordan), who followed the cynic philosophy of Diogenes and …
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MELEAGER — in Greek mythology, the leader of the Calydonian boar hunt. The Iliad relates how Meleager's father, King Oeneus (q.v.) of …
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DECAPOLIS — league of 10 ancient Greek cities in eastern Palestine that was formed after the Roman conquest of Palestine in 63 …
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GADARENE — adj. involving or engaged in headlong or suicidal rush or flight. [LL Gadarenus f. Gk Gadarenos of Gadara in anc. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GADARENE — adj. involving or engaged in headlong or suicidal rush or flight. [ LL Gadarenus f. Gk Gadarenos of Gadara in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GADARENE — adj. involving or engaged in headlong or suicidal rush or flight. Etymology: LL Gadarenus f. Gk Gadarenos of Gadara in …
Oxford English vocab
SWINE — (Heb. chazir). The flesh of swine was forbidden as food by the Levitical law, (Leviticus 11:7; 14:8) the abhorrence which …
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JORDAN — (the descender), the one river of Palestine, has a course of little more than 200 miles, from the roots of …
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GOLAN — (circle), a city of Bashan, (4:43) allotted out of the half tribe of Manasseh to the Levites, (Joshua 21:27) and …
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GADARENES, GIRGESENES, GERASENES — (These three names are used indiscriminately to designate the place where Jesus healed two demoniacs. The first two are in …
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DEMONIACS — This word is frequently used in the New Testament, and applied to persons suffering under the possession of a demon …
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GADARENES — men of Gadara, i.e., a place surrounded or walled
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