Ὀσαρσίφ

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Ancient Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Uncertain, ostensibly Egyptian origin. Vermaseren suggests a borrowing of the theophoric Egyptian

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(wsjr-zpꜣ, Osiris-Sepa),[1] however his veracity is questionable.

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Proper noun[edit]

Ὀσαρσίφ (Osarsíphm (genitive Ὀσαρσὴφος); third declension

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Osarseph

References[edit]

  1. ^ M. J. Vermaseren (1979 January 1) Studies in Hellenistic Religions[1], BRILL, →ISBN, page 210