ΕἸΡΗΝΑΙΩ, εἰρηναιω
EIRĒNAIŌ, eirēnaiō
Sounds Like: ee-ray-NAI-oh
Translations: Irenaeus
From the root: ΕἸΡΗΝΑΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This is the name of a person, Irenaeus. It is a common Greek name meaning 'peaceful' or 'peace-loving'. In the provided context, it refers to the early Christian bishop and theologian, Irenaeus of Lyon.
Inflection: Singular, Dative, Masculine
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 2:8
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Martyrdom of Polycarp — 0:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕἸΡΗΝΑΙΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΕἸΡΗΝΑΙΟΣ — Irenaeus
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