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Iudeas
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Old English
Alternative forms
ang ᚷᛁᚢᚦᛖᚪᛋᚢ Franks Casket
Etymology
From ang la iudaeī the Jews, also the plural of la iudaeus Jew.
Pronunciation
Jū-dē.as
Proper noun
Iūdēas m-p
the Jews
c. 990, Wessex Gospels, John 19:19
ang Pīlātus wrāt oferġewrit and sette ofer his rōde. Þǣr wæs on ġewriten, ÞIS IS SĒ NĀZARENESCA HǢLEND, IŪDĒA CYNING. Pilate wrote an inscription and placed it over the cross. It read, THIS IS JESUS OF NAZARETH, KING OF THE JEWS.
Declension
strong i-stem Iūdēas Iūdēas Iūdēa Iūdēum
Derived terms
ang Iūdēisċ
ang Judaism