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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Μωάβ (Mōáb, “Moab”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔː.a.bǐː.tɛːs/ → /mo.aˈβi.tis/ → /mo.aˈvi.tis/
Noun
Μωᾰβῑ́της • (Mōabī́tēs) m (genitive Μωᾰβῑ́του); first declension
- Moabite
300 BCE – 200 BCE, Septuagint,
Deuteronomy 23.4:
- οὐκ εἰσελεύσεται Ἀμμανίτης καὶ Μωαβίτης εἰς ἐκκλησίαν Κυρίου· καὶ ἕως δεκάτης γενεᾶς οὐκ εἰσελεύσεται εἰς τὴν ἐκκλησίαν Κυρίου καὶ ἕως εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.
- ouk eiseleúsetai Ammanítēs kaì Mōabítēs eis ekklēsían Kuríou; kaì héōs dekátēs geneâs ouk eiseleúsetai eis tḕn ekklēsían Kuríou kaì héōs eis tòn aiôna.
- No Ammonite or Moabite or any of his descendants may enter the assembly of the LORD, even down to the tenth generation.
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