paradeisos of pammenes
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
32
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A ward (ἄμφοδον) of the city of Oxyrhynchus, Roman Egypt.
Example Sentences
- "Few other sources permit us to infer anything about size. The paradeisos''' of Pammenes gave its name to a whole region (amphodos) of Oxyrhyncus.⁶⁹ 69 Frequently attested, e.g. P.Oxy.249, 648, 693, 1452, 3136, 3141, 3154, 3183, 3283; BGU 2459; SB 7990.13; PSI 708, 732; P.Flor.4; P.Yale 69, 71; P.Turner 38, 42; P.Upps.Frid.6; P.Fouad.69; CPG 2/3 1.71,81."
- "In Roman times, the existence at Oxyrhynchus of a district called the Paradeisos of Pammenes and, in other cities, numerous toponyms and references to urban plots, orchards, trees and groves (e.g. the Alsos of Arsinoe) attest to the continuity of this image of the city in Graeco-Roman times, when it connected and merged with a similar perception of Egypt in traditional Greek thought and literature."
Etymology
Partial calque of Koine Greek Πᾰμμένους Πᾰρᾰ́δεισος (Pămménous Părắdeisos): translation of Πᾰμμένους (Pămménous, “of Pammenes”), a genitive of Πᾰμμένης (Pămménēs, “Pammenes”) + transliteration of Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́δεισος (părắdeisos), whence English paradise.
Inflected Forms
the Paradeisos of Pammenes (canonical)