Thebaic

British  

/ θɪˈbeɪɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to the ancient Greek city of Thebes or its inhabitants

2. of or relating to the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes or its inhabitants

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Example Sentences

Some fragments of a third version, differing from both the Memphitic and the Thebaic, have been discovered.

From Companion to the Bible by Barrows, E. P. (Elijah Porter)

This fragment and the next have been brought into this place, rather than inserted in the list of Evangelistaria, because they both contained fragments of the Thebaic version.

From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. I. by Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose

In the Thebaic Oasis some very interesting remains of antiquity were discovered: the great Oasis was well known to the ancients; but the Thebaic Oasis has seldom been visited in modern times.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson by Stevenson, William

These are written in the Thebaic or Sahidic dialect, of which as we may infer from his language, he did not even know the existence.

From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. by Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose

The terms Thebaic and Memphitic have been commonly adopted as a more convenient nomenclature, but, as will be shown below, the latter name at any rate is incorrect and misleading.

From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. by Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose