Thebaic

British  

/ θɪˈbeɪɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to the ancient Greek city of Thebes or its inhabitants

2. of or relating to the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes or its inhabitants

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Example Sentences

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

In the Thebaic Oasis some very interesting remains of antiquity were discovered: the great Oasis was well known to the ancients; but the Thebaic Oasis has seldom been visited in modern times.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson by Stevenson, William

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

It must be noted that Westcott and Hort called the Bohairic Memphitic, and the Sahidic Thebaic, and Tischendorf called the Bohairic Coptic.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various

Some fragments of a third version, differing from both the Memphitic and the Thebaic, have been discovered.

From Companion to the Bible by Barrows, E. P. (Elijah Porter)