Esdras
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English
Etymology
From Latin Esdrās, from Ancient Greek Ἔσδρᾱς (Ésdrās), from Hebrew עזרא (Ezra). Doublet of Ezra.
Proper noun
Esdras
- (biblical) any of four books of the Old Testament and Apocrypha of the Bible.
- Synonym: (abbreviation) Esd.
Usage notes
Depending upon which Bible is being examined there are two or four Books of Esdras, with different names and numbering systems. Wikipedia has an article Esdras with a table explaining this.
Related terms
Translations
any of four books
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Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Esdras m
Latin
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek Ἔσδρᾱς (Ésdrās).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈes.draːs/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈes.dras/,
Proper noun
Esdrās m sg (genitive Esdrae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.
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| nominative | Esdrās |
| genitive | Esdrae |
| dative | Esdrae |
| accusative | Esdrān |
| ablative | Esdrā |
| vocative | Esdrā |
Descendants
- English: Esdras
Further reading
Liber Esdrae on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia la
Liber Esdrae on the Latin Wikisource.Wikisource la
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Esdrās, from Ancient Greek Ἔσδρᾱς (Ésdrās), from Hebrew עֶזְרָא.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Esdras m
- (biblical) Ezra; Esdras (any of four books of the Bible)
- (biblical) Ezra; Esdras (Jewish high priest)
Coordinate terms
- (livros do Antigo Testamento católico) Génesis/Gênesis (Brazil), Êxodo, Levítico, Números, Deuteronómio/Deuteronômio (Brazil), Josué, Juízes, Rute, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Reis, 2 Reis, 1 Crónicas/1 Crônicas (Brazil), 2 Crónicas/2 Crônicas (Brazil), Esdras, Neemias, Tobias, Judite, Ester, 1 Macabeus, 2 Macabeus, Jó, Salmos, Provérbios, Eclesiastes, Cântico dos Cânticos, Sabedoria, Eclesiástico, Isaías, Jeremias, Lamentações, Baruque, Ezequiel, Daniel, Oseias, Joel, Amós, Abdias, Jonas, Miqueias, Naum, Habacuc, Sofonias, Ageu, Zacarias, Malaquias (Category: pt:Books of the Bible)
Spanish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Esdras m
- (biblical) Ezra (the book of the Bible)
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Ezra