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Nazarene

Nazarene comes from Ancient Greek Ναζαρηνός ‘of Nazareth’, and goes back to Νᾱζᾰρέτ.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΝᾱζᾰρέτ
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΝαζαρηνόςNazarēnós‘of Nazareth’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1905Nazarene

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΝᾱζᾰρέτ
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΝαζαρηνόςNazarēnós‘of Nazareth’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1905Nazarene

Earliest quotation: 1905, Charles H. Gabriel, My Savior's Love: “I stand amazed in the presence / Of Jesus,…”

The story

In the sense "a member of a certain sect", from Ancient Greek Ναζωραῖος (Nazōraîos), which may or may not be related. For a list of theories as to the further etymology of this word, see the Wikipedia article on ‘Nazarene’.disputed Scholars disagree here; the competing view is quoted as the source gives it.

Every English word from Ancient Greek Νᾱζᾰρέτ

Today it means

adj Of or pertaining to Nazareth or its people.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek Νᾱζᾰρέτ / Nazarene

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