ΚΑΜΒΥΣΗΣ, καμβυσης
KAMBYSĒS, kambysēs
Sounds Like: kam-BY-sees
Translations: Cambyses
From the root: ΚΑΜΒΥΣΗΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This is the name of Cambyses II, the son of Cyrus the Great and the second king of the Achaemenid Persian Empire. He reigned from 530 to 522 BC and is known for his conquest of Egypt. As a proper noun, it refers specifically to this historical figure.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 4:38
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
From the same root
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