Thebaic
Britishadjective
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of or relating to the ancient Greek city of Thebes or its inhabitants
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of or relating to the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes or its inhabitants
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Amen.”319—Another apocryphal termination is found in certain copies of the Thebaic version.
From The Last Twelve Verses of the Gospel According to S. Mark by John William Burgon
The terms Thebaic and Memphitic have been commonly adopted as a more convenient nomenclature, but, as will be shown below, the latter name at any rate is incorrect and misleading.
From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. by Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener
Thebaic fragments of various ages, some very old.
From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. by Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener
It is also true that it is omitted by Cureton's Syriac, by the Thebaic, and by most of the Memphitic versions.
From Supernatural Religion, Vol. II. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation by Walter Richard Cassels
These are written in the Thebaic or Sahidic dialect, of which as we may infer from his language, he did not even know the existence.
From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. by Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener
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