Lexical Definition
Αἰθίοψ Aithíops (ahee-thee'-ops) Ethiopian N:N--LG
from
Ethiopian.
- an Æthiopian (as a blackamoor)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Αἰθιόπων | of Ethiopians | Acts.8.27 |
| Αἰθίοψ | an Ethiopian | Acts.8.27 |
| Αιθυιόπων | of Ethiopia | LXX.Jer.46.9 |
| Αιθιόπων | Ethiopia | LXX.Isa.20.4 |
| Ethiopians | LXX.2Chr.21.16 • LXX.Dan.11.43 | |
| of Ethiopians | LXX.2Kgs.19.9 • LXX.Ps.87.4 • LXX.Isa.45.14 • LXX.Ezek.29.10 • LXX.Amos.9.7 • LXX.Hab.3.7 | |
| of the Ethiopians | LXX.Isa.37.9 | |
| Αιθιοπίσσησ | Ethiopian wife | LXX.Num.12.1 |
| Αιθιοπίσσαν | an Ethiopian woman | LXX.Num.12.1 |
| Αιθιοπίασ | Ethiopia | LXX.Esth.3.12 • LXX.Esth.8.9 • LXX.Isa.11.11 |
| hope of Ethiopia | LXX.Ezek.30.9 | |
| of Ethiopia | LXX.Gen.2.13 • LXX.Job.28.19 • LXX.Isa.18.1 • LXX.Zeph.3.10 | |
| Αιθιοπίαν | Ethiopia | LXX.Isa.43.3 |
| Αιθιοπία | Ethiopia | LXX.Ps.68.31 • LXX.Nah.3.9 |
| of Ethiopia | LXX.Ezek.30.4 | |
| Αιθίοψιν | Ethiopians | LXX.Isa.20.3 • LXX.Isa.20.5 |
| Αιθίοψι | Ethiopian | LXX.Ps.74.14 |
| Αιθίοψ | Ethiopian | LXX.2Chr.14.9 • LXX.Jer.13.23 • LXX.Jer.38.7 |
| Αιθίοπεσ | Ethiopians | LXX.2Chr.12.3 • LXX.2Chr.14.13 • LXX.2Chr.16.8 • LXX.Ezek.30.5 • LXX.Ezek.38.5 |
| Ethiopians fled | LXX.2Chr.14.12 | |
| O Ethiopians | LXX.Zeph.2.12 | |
| Αιθίοπασ | Ethiopians | LXX.2Chr.14.12 |
| Αιθίοπα | Ethiopian | LXX.Jer.39.16 |
Abbott-Smith
Αἰθίοψ, -οπος, ὁ (< αἴθω, to burn, ὤψ, face; i.e. swarthy), [in LXX for כּוּשׁ;]
Ethiopian: Ac 8:27.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Acts | 8:27 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
Greek of: כּוּשׁ
Αἰθίοψ, οπος, ὁ,
feminine Αἰθιοπίς, ίδος, ἡ (Αἰθίοψ as feminine, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: plural Αἰθιοπῆες[Refs 8th c.BC+]: (αἴθω, ὄψ):—properly, Burnt-face, i.e. Ethiopian, negro, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; proverbial, Αἰθίοπα σμήχειν 'to wash a blackamoor white', [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__2 a fish, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__II adjective, [Refs 5th c.BC+]substantive Αἰθιοπίς, ἡ, title of Epic poem in the Homeric cycle; also name of a plant, silver sage, Salvia argentea, [Refs 1st c.AD+]:— also Αἰθιόπιος, α, ον, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: Αἰθιοπικός, ή, όν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Αἰ. κύμινον, ={ἄμι}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—substantive Αἰθιοπία, ἡ, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 red-brown, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
Profile
Cush • Ancient region in Africa; associated with Egypt and Babylon
Cush, often translated as Ethiopia, was an ancient region in Africa, mentioned in various contexts throughout the Bible.
- A location first mentioned at Gen.2.13;
- referred to as Cush or Cushite or Ethiopia כּוּשׁ, or Cushite or Ethiopian כּוּשִׁי, or Cushitess כּוּשִׁית, or Ethiopian Αἰθίοψ.
Cush, also known as Ethiopia in some translations, was a region located in the upper Nile valley, south of Egypt, in what is now modern-day Sudan and Ethiopia. The name Cush is derived from the name of one of the sons of Ham, the son of Noah (Genesis 10:6).
All entries for Cush or Ethiopia or Cushites: כּוּשׁ ☩ כּוּשִׁי ☩ כּוּשִׁית ☩ Αἰθίοψ