Demetrid
Demetrid noun: a descendant of the Seleucid king Demetrius I Soter.
Noun
Demetrid (plural Demetrids)
- A descendant of the Seleucid king Demetrius I Soter.
- The Seleuco-Demetrids were engaged in constant struggle with the Antiochids[…]; each party found it necessary to guarantee the Jewish privileges.1968 [1964], Bo Reicke, translated by David E. Green, The New Testament Era: The World of the Bible from 500 B.C. to A.D. 100, →ISBN, page 65
- In effect Jonathan became an official of the Seleucid administration and we catch a glimpse of the growing independence of his position in the various tax concessions that the Demetrids were prepared to grant him.1998, Seán Freyne, Galilee from Alexander the Great to Hadrian, 323 B.C.E. to 135 C.E.: A Study of Second Temple Judaism, →ISBN, page 40
Forms of Demetrid
| plural | Demetrids |
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Origin of Demetrid
From Demetrius + -id.
Questions about Demetrid
- What does Demetrid mean?
- Demetrid means a descendant of the Seleucid king Demetrius I Soter.
- What part of speech is Demetrid?
- Demetrid is a noun.
- What is the plural of Demetrid?
- The plural of Demetrid is Demetrids.
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