Phineas
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Φινέας (Phinéas), alternative form of Φινεύς (Phineús). See Phineus. Alternative source from Hebrew (פִינְחָס). See Phinehas.
Proper noun
[edit]Phineas
- A male given name from Ancient Greek, Hebrew (פִינְחָס), or Egyptian of biblical origin.
- 1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, xxv:[7]:
- And when Phineas the sonne of Eleazer the sonne of Aaro the preast sawe it he rose vp out of the companye and toke a wepon in his hande
- 1857, Dinah Craik, John Halifax, Gentleman, Chapter XL:
- And we'll rub up our old Latin, and dip into modern poetry—great rubbish, I fear! Nobody like our old friend Will of Avon, or even your namesake, worthy Phineas Fletcher.
- Alternative form of Phinehas.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]biblical character — see Phinehas
given name
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- English male given names from Egyptian
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