Iamblichus

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin Iamblichus, from Koine Greek Ἰάμβλιχος (Iámblikhos), from Aramaic ימלכו (Yamlīḵū), perhaps originally a causative form of the verb מלך (mlk, to rule).

Pronunciation

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  • enPR: ī-ămʹblĭk-əs, IPA(key): /aɪˈæmblɪkəs/
  • Hyphenation: I‧am‧blich‧us

Proper noun

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Iamblichus

  1. A male given name of historical usage.
    1. Iamblichus (c. 245 – c. 325), a Syrian Neoplatonist philosopher.

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Translations

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Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Koine Greek Ἰάμβλιχος (Iámblikhos), from Aramaic ימלכו (Yamlīḵū). See English Iamblichus above for more.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Iamblichus m sg (genitive Iamblichī); second declension

  1. A male given name from Koine Greek [in turn from Aramaic], notably borne by:
    1. various kings of Emesa
    2. Iamblichus, a Syrian philosopher

Declension

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Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Iamblichus
Genitive Iamblichī
Dative Iamblichō
Accusative Iamblichum
Ablative Iamblichō
Vocative Iambliche

References

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  • Iamblichus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Iamblichus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray