Ephesus

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/ˈɛfɪsəs/

proper noun

An ancient Greek city in Anatolia, near Selçuk in modern İzmir Province, Turkey.

Similar
Council of Ephesus
OriginLatin Ephesus ← Ancient Greek Ἔφεσος →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Ephesos

  1. historicalAn ancient Greek city in Anatolia, near Selçuk in modern İzmir Province, Turkey.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe third ecumenical council in 431 which declared Mary as mother of God and condemned Pelagius

Similar
Council of Ephesus
Broader
ecumenical council
Also see
selçuk

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekἜφεσος
  2. LatinEphesus
  3. EnglishEphesus

Borrowed from Latin Ephesus, from Ancient Greek Ἔφεσος (Éphesos).

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Translations

Afrikaans Efese
  • Efeseancient city — see also Selçuk
Ancient Greek Ἔφεσος
  • Ἔφεσος (Éphesos)ancient city — see also Selçuk
Arabic أَفَسُس
  • أَفَسُس (ʔafasus)ancient city — see also Selçuk
Basque Efeso
  • Efesoancient city — see also Selçuk
Bulgarian Ефес
  • Ефес (Efes)ancient city — see also Selçuk
Catalan Efes
  • Efesancient city — see also Selçuk
Chinese Mandarin 以弗所
  • 以弗所 (yǐfúsuǒ)ancient city — see also Selçuk
Czech Efez
  • Efezancient city — see also Selçuk
Danish Efesos
  • Efesosancient city — see also Selçuk
Dutch Efeze
  • Efezeancient city — see also Selçuk
Esperanto Efeso
  • Efesoancient city — see also Selçuk
Finnish Efesos
  • Efesosancient city — see also Selçuk
French Éphèse
  • Éphèseancient city — see also Selçuk
German Ephesus
  • Ephesusancient city — see also Selçuk
Greek Έφεσος
  • Έφεσος (Éfesos)ancient city — see also Selçuk
Hebrew אפסוס
  • אפסוס (efesos)ancient city — see also Selçuk
Hindi एफ़िसस
  • एफ़िसस (efisas)ancient city — see also Selçuk
Hungarian Epheszosz
  • Epheszoszancient city — see also Selçuk
Icelandic Efesos
  • Efesosancient city — see also Selçuk
Indonesian Ephesos, Efesus
  • Ephesosancient city — see also Selçuk
  • Efesusancient city — see also Selçuk
Irish Eifeasas
  • Eifeasasancient city — see also Selçuk
Italian Efeso
  • Efesoancient city — see also Selçuk
Japanese エフェソス
  • エフェソス (Efesosu)ancient city — see also Selçuk
Korean 에페소스
  • 에페소스 (Epesoseu)ancient city — see also Selçuk
Latin Ephesus
  • Ephesusancient city — see also Selçuk
Malay Efesus
  • Efesusancient city — see also Selçuk
Norwegian Efesos
  • Efesosancient city — see also Selçuk
Polish Efez
  • Efezancient city — see also Selçuk
Portuguese Éfeso
  • Éfesoancient city — see also Selçuk
Romanian Efes
  • Efesancient city — see also Selçuk
Russian Ефе́с, Эфе́с
  • Ефе́с (Jefés)ancient city — see also Selçuk
  • Эфе́с (Efés)ancient city — see also Selçuk
Slovak Efez
  • Efezancient city — see also Selçuk
Spanish Éfeso
  • Éfesoancient city — see also Selçuk
Swahili Efeso
  • Efesoancient city — see also Selçuk
Swedish Efesos
  • Efesosancient city — see also Selçuk
Tagalog Epeso
  • Epesoancient city — see also Selçuk
Tamil எபேசஸ்
  • எபேசஸ் (epēcas)ancient city — see also Selçuk
Turkish Efes
  • Efesancient city — see also Selçuk
Welsh Effesus
  • Effesusancient city — see also Selçuk
Cite this entry
APA

Ephesus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ephesus

MLA

“Ephesus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ephesus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ephesus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ephesus.

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