Berytean
Berytean is the alternative form of Berytian.
Meaning of Berytian
Adjective
Berytian (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to Berytus (“the ancient city of Beirut”).
- [P]reſently after Gideons death, the Iſraelites worſhipped Baal Berith, or Beryti, from the Citie called Berytum, [...] The like Judg[es] 9. 2, 4. i.e. the Idol of Berith, or the Berytian Citie. Whence it is moſt likely, that Gideon making a League, or having frequent Commerce with ſome Berytian...1671, Theoph[ilus] Gale, “Of the Phenecian Philosophie, Its Traduction from the Jews”, in The Court of the Gentiles: Or, A Discourse Touching the Original of Human Literature, both Philologie, and...
Forms of Berytean
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more Berytean |
| superlative | most Berytean |
| Noun | |
| plural | Beryteans |
Questions about Berytean
- What is Berytean the alternative form of?
- Berytean is the alternative form of Berytian.
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