Etymology

Josephus

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Today it means: Titus Flavius Josephus, a Romano-Jewish scholar, historian and hagiographer Full definition →

Latin Iōsēphus ← Ancient Greek Ἰώσηπος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἸώσηπος
  2. Latin · derived fromIōsēphus
  3. English todayJosephus

From Latin Iōsēphus, from Ancient Greek Ἰώσηπος (Iṓsēpos), Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph).

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