Νῶχος

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Ancient Greek

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Proper noun

Νῶχος (Nôkhosm (genitive Νώχου); second declension

  1. Alternative form of Νῶε (Nôe)
    • 93 CE – 94 CE, Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews 1.76:
      καὶ οἱ μὲν οὕτως ἀφανίζονται πάντες, Νῶχος δὲ σώζεται μόνος ὑποθεμένου μηχανὴν αὐτῷ καὶ πόρον πρὸς σωτηρίαν τοῦ θεοῦ τοιαύτην
      kaì hoi mèn hoútōs aphanízontai pántes, Nôkhos dè sṓzetai mónos hupotheménou mēkhanḕn autôi kaì póron pròs sōtērían toû theoû toiaútēn
      • Translation by William Whiston
        and thus were all these men destroyed: but Noah alone was saved; for God suggested to him the following contrivance and way of escape

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