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Paradeisos of Pammenes

Paradeisos of Pammenes proper noun: a ward (ἄμφοδον) of the city of Oxyrhynchus, Roman Egypt.

Proper noun

the Paradeisos of Pammenes

  1. (ancient history) A ward (ἄμφοδον) of the city of Oxyrhynchus, Roman Egypt.
    • Few other sources permit us to infer anything about size. The paradeisos of Pammenes gave its name to a whole region (amphodos) of Oxyrhyncus.⁶⁹
      69 Frequently attested, e.g. P.Oxy.249, 648, 693, 1452, 3136, 3141, 3154, 3183, 3283; BGU 2459; SB 7990.13; PSI 708, 732; P.Flor.4; P.Yale 69, 71...1996, Christopher J. Tuplin, “The Parks and Gardens of the Achaemenid Empire” (chapter 2, pages 80–131), in Achaemenid Studies (Historia / Einzelschriften; 99), Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag...
    • In Roman times, the existence at Oxyrhynchus of a district called the Paradeisos of Pammenes and, in other cities, numerous toponyms and references to urban plots, orchards, trees and groves (e.g. the Alsos of Arsinoe) attest to the continuity of this image of the city in Graeco-Roman times, when...2011, Jesús Carruesco, “Water, Toponymy, and the Image of the City in Graeco-Roman Egypt” (chapter 3, pages 33–39), in Eva Subías Pascual, Pedro Azara Nicolás, Jesús Carruesco, Igancio Fiz, Rosa...

Origin of Paradeisos of Pammenes

Partial calque of Koine Greek Πᾰμμένους Πᾰρᾰ́δεισος (Pămménous Părắdeisos): translation of Πᾰμμένους (Pămménous, “of Pammenes”), a genitive of Πᾰμμένης (Pămménēs, “Pammenes”) + transliteration of Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́δεισος (părắdeisos), whence English paradise.

Questions about Paradeisos of Pammenes

What does Paradeisos of Pammenes mean?
Paradeisos of Pammenes means a ward (ἄμφοδον) of the city of Oxyrhynchus, Roman Egypt.
What part of speech is Paradeisos of Pammenes?
Paradeisos of Pammenes is a proper noun.

Words near Paradeisos of Pammenes in the dictionary

  1. parade-goers
  2. paraded
  3. paradeful
  4. paradegoer
  5. paradegoers
  6. Paradeisos of Pammenes
  7. Paradela
  8. paradeless
  9. paradelike
  10. paradelle
  11. paradelles

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