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josephus

/ˈd͡ʒəʊˈsiːfəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables
jose-phus
IPA
/ˈd͡ʒəʊˈsiːfəs/
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Titus Flavius Josephus, a Romano-Jewish scholar, historian and hagiographer

name

A male given name.

Etymology

From Latin Iōsēphus, from Ancient Greek Ἰώσηπος (Iṓsēpos), Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Iōsēphus, Ἰώσηπος

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈd͡ʒəʊˈsiːfəs/

Phrases

Josephus problem

Questions

How do you pronounce josephus?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒəʊˈsiːfəs/.
What does josephus mean?
Titus Flavius Josephus, a Romano-Jewish scholar, historian and hagiographer
Where does josephus come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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