ἈΡΒΗΛΩΝ, ἀρβηλων
ARBĒLŌN, arbēlōn
Sounds Like: ar-BEE-lohn
Translations: Arbela, Arbel
From the root: ἈΡΒΗΛΩΝ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This word refers to Arbela, an ancient city in Assyria (modern-day Erbil in Iraq). It was a significant historical location, known for the Battle of Gaugamela, sometimes referred to as the Battle of Arbela, where Alexander the Great decisively defeated Darius III of Persia. The word is used to identify this specific geographical location.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 14 — 15:416
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
- The Life of Flavius Josephus — 37:188
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ἈΡΒΗΛΩΝ, appear in our texts.
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