Thebanadj.n.

/ˈθiːbən/

Forms: (also 1600s -ean, 1700s -æan.)

Etymology: < Latin Thēbānus, < Thēbae, Greek Θῆβαι, Thebes.

A. adj.

1. Of or belonging to Thebes, capital of ancient Bœotia in Greece.

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the world > the earth > named regions of earth > named cities or towns > [adjective] > in Greece > ancient cities

Thebanc1374

Pylian1590

Argive1598

Mantinean1598

Mytilenean1724

Tegean1767

Mycenaean1842

c1374 G. Chaucer Anelida & Arcite 85 This theban knyght..Was yonge.

c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde v. 601 So cruwel..vn-to þe blood Thebane.

1746 P. Francis tr. Horace Art of Poetry 533 Thus rose the Theban Wall; Amphion's Lyre, And soothing Voice the listening Stones inspire.

1762 W. Falconer Shipwreck iii. 43 To curb thy spirit with a Theban chain.

1861 F. A. Paley in tr. Æschylus Seven against Thebes in Trag. (ed. 2) 240 (note) The association of Theban gods..Pallas, Hera, Artemis,..Poseidon, Aphrodite, &c.

2. Of or belonging to Thebes, ancient capital of Upper Egypt; = Thebaic adj.¹ Theban drug, opium or laudanum; Theban marble, Theban porphyry = thebaic adj.² stone; Theban year, the Egyptian year of 365¼ days.

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the world > the earth > named regions of earth > named cities or towns > [adjective] > in North Africa > ancient

Punicalc1450

Punic1533

Carthaginian1594

Punicean1600

Thebana1684

Thebaic1687

Thebaïd1839

a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1645 (1955) II. 371 The Architrave of the Portico [of the Roman Pantheon], sustain'd by 13 Pilars of Theban Marble.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Thebanus ophites..that species of the..serpentine marble more commonly called ophites niger, the black serpentine.]

1768 C. Shaw Monody Memory Young Lady xvi Come, Theban drug, the wretch's only aid, To my torn heart its former peace restore.

1833 E. Burton Lect. Eccl. Hist. ii. xxviii. 414 The martyrdom of the Theban legion..may be said to have taken place about the year 286, when Herculeus was on his march into Gaul.

1839 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 2 435/2 Theban Porphyry was black with yellow spots.

1962 E. Colledge Mediæval Mystics Eng. 15 The hermit settlements of the Theban desert.

B. n.

1. (also †Thebien). A native or inhabitant of Bœotian Thebes, a Bœotian.

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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > native or inhabitant of ancient or medieval Europe > ancient Greeks and neighbours > [noun] > native or inhabitant of states, regions, or cities

Thebienc1374

Spartiatec1384

myrmidonc1425

Spartanc1425

Phocianc1487

Argive?1532

Locrian1536

Locrensian1542

Achaean1550

Mantinean1550

Mytilenean1550

Tegeate1584

Pylian1585

Epidaurian?1589

Thessalian1608

Olympian1609

Sicyonian1642

Samothracian1653

Dorian1662

Attic1699

Tegean1709

c1374 G. Chaucer Anelida & Arcite 60.

c1405 (c1385) G. Chaucer Knight's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 1712 Thise two Thebans vp on eyther syde.

c1420 Wars Alex. (Prose) 34 Þe Thebienes also þat were so wyse, and so grete exercyse hadde in armes.

1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear xi. 144 Ile talke a word with this most learned Theban .

1770 J. Langhorne & W. Langhorne tr. Plutarch Lives (1851) I. 320/2 They proclaimed liberty to the Thebans.

1820 T. Mitchell in tr. Aristophanes Comedies I. 103 (note) Flute-music..was stigmatised as Theban-like, and consequently unfit for a gentleman.

1880 A. C. Swinburne Study of Shakespeare 183 To the simpler eyes of less learned Thebans than these—Thebes, by the way, was Dryden's irreverent name for Cambridge.

2. The variety of Greek spoken in Bœotian Thebes. poetic. rare.

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the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Greek > Greek dialects

common dialect1604

Aeolic1606

Ionic1606

Ionic dialect1629

Athenian1638

Theban1820

Laconian1830

Doric1837

Rumelian1859

Pamphylian1880

Tsakonian1902

Pontic1910

Thessalian1910

koine1913

Messenian1928

Macedonian1933

Mycenaean1955

1820 P. B. Shelley Œdipus Tyrannus ii. 44 In plain Theban, that is to say, My name's John Bull.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	theban
释义	Thebanadj.n. /ˈθiːbən/ Forms: (also 1600s -ean, 1700s -æan.) Etymology: < Latin Thēbānus, < Thēbae, Greek Θῆβαι, Thebes. A. adj. 1. Of or belonging to Thebes, capital of ancient Bœotia in Greece. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > named cities or towns > [adjective] > in Greece > ancient cities Thebanc1374 Pylian1590 Argive1598 Mantinean1598 Mytilenean1724 Tegean1767 Mycenaean1842 c1374 G. Chaucer Anelida & Arcite 85 This theban knyght..Was yonge. c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde v. 601 So cruwel..vn-to þe blood Thebane. 1746 P. Francis tr. Horace Art of Poetry 533 Thus rose the Theban Wall; Amphion's Lyre, And soothing Voice the listening Stones inspire. 1762 W. Falconer Shipwreck iii. 43 To curb thy spirit with a Theban chain. 1861 F. A. Paley in tr. Æschylus Seven against Thebes in Trag. (ed. 2) 240 (note) The association of Theban gods..Pallas, Hera, Artemis,..Poseidon, Aphrodite, &c. 2. Of or belonging to Thebes, ancient capital of Upper Egypt; = Thebaic adj.¹ Theban drug, opium or laudanum; Theban marble, Theban porphyry = thebaic adj.² stone; Theban year, the Egyptian year of 365¼ days. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > named cities or towns > [adjective] > in North Africa > ancient Punicalc1450 Punic1533 Carthaginian1594 Punicean1600 Thebana1684 Thebaic1687 Thebaïd1839 a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1645 (1955) II. 371 The Architrave of the Portico [of the Roman Pantheon], sustain'd by 13 Pilars of Theban Marble. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Thebanus ophites..that species of the..serpentine marble more commonly called ophites niger, the black serpentine.] 1768 C. Shaw Monody Memory Young Lady xvi Come, Theban drug, the wretch's only aid, To my torn heart its former peace restore. 1833 E. Burton Lect. Eccl. Hist. ii. xxviii. 414 The martyrdom of the Theban legion..may be said to have taken place about the year 286, when Herculeus was on his march into Gaul. 1839 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 2 435/2 Theban Porphyry was black with yellow spots. 1962 E. Colledge Mediæval Mystics Eng. 15 The hermit settlements of the Theban desert. B. n. 1. (also †Thebien). A native or inhabitant of Bœotian Thebes, a Bœotian. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > native or inhabitant of ancient or medieval Europe > ancient Greeks and neighbours > [noun] > native or inhabitant of states, regions, or cities Thebienc1374 Spartiatec1384 myrmidonc1425 Spartanc1425 Phocianc1487 Argive?1532 Locrian1536 Locrensian1542 Achaean1550 Mantinean1550 Mytilenean1550 Tegeate1584 Pylian1585 Epidaurian?1589 Thessalian1608 Olympian1609 Sicyonian1642 Samothracian1653 Dorian1662 Attic1699 Tegean1709 c1374 G. Chaucer Anelida & Arcite 60. c1405 (c1385) G. Chaucer Knight's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 1712 Thise two Thebans vp on eyther syde. c1420 Wars Alex. (Prose) 34 Þe Thebienes also þat were so wyse, and so grete exercyse hadde in armes. 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear xi. 144 Ile talke a word with this most learned Theban . View more context for this quotation 1770 J. Langhorne & W. Langhorne tr. Plutarch Lives (1851) I. 320/2 They proclaimed liberty to the Thebans. 1820 T. Mitchell in tr. Aristophanes Comedies I. 103 (note) Flute-music..was stigmatised as Theban-like, and consequently unfit for a gentleman. 1880 A. C. Swinburne Study of Shakespeare 183 To the simpler eyes of less learned Thebans than these—Thebes, by the way, was Dryden's irreverent name for Cambridge. 2. The variety of Greek spoken in Bœotian Thebes. poetic. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Greek > Greek dialects common dialect1604 Aeolic1606 Ionic1606 Ionic dialect1629 Athenian1638 Theban1820 Laconian1830 Doric1837 Rumelian1859 Pamphylian1880 Tsakonian1902 Pontic1910 Thessalian1910 koine1913 Messenian1928 Macedonian1933 Mycenaean1955 1820 P. B. Shelley Œdipus Tyrannus ii. 44 In plain Theban, that is to say, My name's John Bull. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.c1374
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