ΤΟΒΑΡΟΣ, τοβαρος
TOBAROS, tobaros
Sounds Like: koh-stoh-BAH-ross
Translations: Costobar, Costobarus
From the root: ΚΟΣΤΟΒΑΡΟΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This word appears to be a misspelling or a garbled version of the proper noun "ΚΟΣΤΟΒΑΡΟΣ" (Costobaros), which refers to Costobar, a historical figure mentioned by Josephus. Costobar was an Idumaean nobleman and governor of Idumaea during the reign of Herod the Great. He was married to Salome, Herod's sister.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Unknown: Yes
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 1:24
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΟΣΤΟΒΑΡΟΣ.
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.
- ΚΟΣΤΟΒΑΡΟΝ — Costobarus
- ΚΟΣΤΟΒΑΡΟΣ — Costobarus
- ΚΟΣΤΟΒΑΡΟΥ — Costobarus
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