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Where does “Φαρισαῖος” come from?

Φαρισαῖος (Ancient Greek) comes from Aramaic פְּרִישַׁיָּא, from Aramaic פְּרִישׁ — separatist; separated.

Φαρισαῖος (Ancient Greek): Pharisee, a member of an ancient religious sect...

Definitions

  1. Pharisee, a member of an ancient religious sect...

Ancestry of “Φαρισαῖος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicפְּרִישַׁיָּא—
2Aramaicפְּרִישׁseparatist; separated

Words derived from “Φαρισαῖος”

  • Pharisee
  • pharisaic
  • pharisaism
  • Phariseeism
  • Pharisaeus
  • fariseo
  • fariseo
  • Φαρισαίος
  • Pharisaismus
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