κιβωτός

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From an original *τīβωτός (*tībōtós), from Aramaic תֵּיבוֹתָא (tēḇōṯā), from a merger of Egyptian

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(ḏbꜣt, sarcophagus, coffin) and

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(dbt, chest, box), as also synonymous Arabic تَابُوت (tābūt) and Hebrew תֵּבָה (tēḇā́).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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κῑβωτός (kībōtósf (genitive κῑβωτοῦ); second declension

  1. wooden box, chest, coffer

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κιβωτός (kibōtós, wooden box, chest, coffer) with biblical senses from Koine Greek.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ci.voˈtos/
  • Hyphenation: κι‧βω‧τός

Noun

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κιβωτός (kivotósf (plural κιβωτοί)

  1. (biblical) ark, Ark (Ark of the Covenant)
  2. (biblical) ark, Ark (Noah's Ark)
  3. ark (something affording protection, especially to a spiritual tradition)

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ κιβωτός, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

Further reading

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