Tiberianadj.
/tʌɪˈbɪərɪən/ Of or pertaining to (a) Tiberius, emperor of Rome 14–37 a.d. (also figurative), (b) the town of Tiberias in Galilee, where the Masoreth or Masora was formed.
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BabylonisheOE
Tyrian1513
Milesian1579
Smyrnian1579
Babylonical1597
Tiberian1601
Phocaean1614
Teian1647
Xanthian1685
Smyrnaean1807
Petraean1852
Smyrniote1867
Chalcidic1876
Chalcidian1880
Tarsian1895
society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > sovereign ruler or monarch > emperor > [adjective] > ancient or Holy Roman > specific ancient Roman
Augustal1597
Tiberian1601
Antonine1631
Neronian1650
Theodosian1765
Augustan1856
Neronic1864
Hadrianic1886
Severan1918
1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xv. xv. 439 The Tyberian peares beare the name of Tiberius the Emperour, for that of all others he loved that fruit best.
1659 J. Owen Integr. Hebrew & Greek Text V. §5. 269 The points and accents were invented by the Tiberian Massorites.
1743 E. Young Complaint: Night the Fifth 48 Tiberian Arts his Purposes wrap up In deep Dissimulation's darkest Night.
1837 R. Wilson Pleasures of Piety v. 115 I see Him seated on a hill Near the Tiberian lake.
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