PERGA

Meaning of PERGA in English

(earthy), a city of Pamphylia, (Acts 13:13) situated on the river Cestius, at a distance of 60 stadia (7 1/2 miles) from its mouth, and celebrated in antiquity for the worship of Artemis (Diana).

Smith's Bible English dictionary. Английский библейский словарь Смита. 2012

PERGA — geographical name ancient city S Asia Minor in Pamphylia
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PERGA — geographical name ancient city S Asia Minor in Pamphylia
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PERGA — Greek Perge, modern Murtina, or Murtana ancient city of Pamphylia, (in modern Antalya il [province], Turkey). It was a centre …
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PERGA — very earthy
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PERGA — Pronunciation: ' p ə r-g ə Function: geographical name ancient city S Asia Minor in Pamphylia
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APOLLONIUS OF PERGA — born с 240 BC, Perga, Anatolia died с 190 BC, Alexandria, Egypt Mathematician known as "The Great Geometer. " His …
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APOLLONIUS OF PERGA — born c. 262 BC, , Perga, Pamphylia, Anatolia died c. 190, , Alexandria mathematician, known by his contemporaries as The …
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APOLLONIUS OF PERGA — born 0441; 240 BC, Perga, Anatolia died 0441; 190 BC, Alexandria, Egypt Mathematician known as "The Great Geometer. " His …
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APOLLONIUS — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Apollonius Dyscolos Apollonius of Perga Apollonius of Rhodes
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APOLLONIAN — I. |apə|lōnēən, -nyən also |āˌpä|- adjective also ap·ol·lon·ic -|länik ; or apol·lo·nis·tic ə|pälō|nistik Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Greek Apollōn + …
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CIRCLE OF APOLLONIUS — -ˌapəˈlōnyəs, -nēəs Usage: usually capitalized A Etymology: after Apollonius of Perga, 3d century B.C. Greek mathematician : a circle that …
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APOLLONIAN PROBLEM — noun Usage: usually capitalized A Etymology: Apollonian (II) , after Apollonius of Perga : the problem in geometry of the …
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SUNDIAL — earliest of the three types of timekeeping devices, which indicates the time of day by the position of the shadow …
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MATHEMATICS, HISTORY OF
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HYOID BONE — Position of hyoid bones (shaded) with tongue (A) retracted and (B) extended, shown in the hairy woodpecker (Dendrocopos villosus). (C …
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ANALYTIC GEOMETRY — also called Coordinate Geometry, the mathematical subject in which algebraic symbolism and methods are used to represent and solve problems …
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THABIT IBN QURRA — born c. 836, , Syria died 901, Baghdad, Iraq in full Al-Sabi' Thabit ibn Qurra al-Harrani Arab mathematician, astronomer, physician, …
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STEINER, JAKOB — born March 18, 1796, Utzenstorf, Switz. died April 1, 1863, Bern Swiss mathematician, one of the founders of modern synthetic, …
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PAPPUS OF ALEXANDRIA — flourished AD 320 the last great Greek geometer, whose Synagoge (c. AD 340; Collection) incorporates a wealth of mathematical writings, …
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PAMPHYLIA — ancient maritime district of southern Anatolia, originally a narrow strip of land that curved along the Mediterranean between Cilicia and …
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MARK (THE EVANGELIST), SAINT — flourished 1st century AD, ; b. Jerusalem? died , traditionally Alexandria, Egypt; Western feast day April 25, Eastern feast day …
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IBRAHIM AL-HAQILANI — Latinized form Abraham Ecchellensis born Feb. 18, 1605, Haqil, Syria died July 15, 1664, Rome, Papal States Maronite Catholic scholar …
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EUCLIDEAN GEOMETRY — study of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids on the basis of the 10 axioms and postulates selected by the …
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DESARGUES, GIRARD — born February 21, 1591, Lyon, France died October 1661, France French mathematician who figures prominently in the history of projective …
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CONON OF SAMOS — flourished c. 245 BC, , Alexandria mathematician and astronomer whose work on conic sections (curves of the intersections of a …
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MARK THE EVANGELIST, SAINT — flourished 1st century, Jerusalem died traditionally Alexandria, Egypt; Western feast day April 25; Eastern feast day September 23 Christian evangelist …
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MARK , SAINT — flourished 1st century, Jerusalem died traditionally Alexandria, Egypt; Western feast day April 25; Eastern feast day September 23 Christian evangelist …
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APOLLONIUS — Apollonius Dyscolos Apollonius of Perga Apollonius of Rhodes
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PISIDIA — (pitchy) was a district in Asia Minor north of Pamphylia, and reached to and was partly included in Phrygia. Thus …
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PAUL — (small, little). Nearly all the original materials for the life St. Paul are contained in the Acts of the Apostles …
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PAMPHYLIA — (of every tribe), one of the coast-regions in the south of Asia Minor, having Cilicia on the east and Lycia …
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