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
Example Sentences
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The Thebaic version is referred to the iiird century.
From The Last Twelve Verses of the Gospel According to S. Mark by Burgon, John William
They are of Thebaic stone, and covered with hieroglyphics; one is overturned, broken, and lying under the sand; the other is on its pedestal.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 546, May 12, 1832 by Various
Of the Thebaic version only some fragments have been published.
From Companion to the Bible by Barrows, E. P. (Elijah Porter)
This fragment and the next have been brought into this place, rather than inserted in the list of Evangelistaria, because they both contained fragments of the Thebaic version.
From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. I. by Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose
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 Cassels, Walter Richard
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