Meanings
- alternativeAlternative form of Ephesus.
Had he lived to attend the Third Oecumenical Council held in Ephesos in 431, he would have experienced the deep divisions then prevalent in the East.
1987, Judith Herrin, “The Churches in the Sixth Century: The Council of 553”, in The Formation of Christendom, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, →ISBN, part I (Late Antiquity), page 1012 more examples
Under the rule of Rome the grandeur of Pergamon continued for a time, but in the reign of Constantine, Ephesos became the metropolis of Asia Minor, and the power of Pergamon waned as swiftly as it had risen.
1930 February 16, “A VAST HALL OF ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE; […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Nov 2025The cemetery was initially uncovered in 1933, in the Roman city of Ephesos, now in modern-day Turkey. At the time, Ephesos was the capital of the Roman province of Asia and had over 200,000 inhabitants.
2014 October 21, Victoria Woollaston, “Roman gladiators ate a vegetarian diet - and washed it down with a 'sports drink' of plant ashes and vinegar”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 Oct 2014
Origin
- Ancient GreekἜφεσος
- EnglishEphesos
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἔφεσος (Éphesos).
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