Hebdomum

English Etymology Borrowed from en grc Ἕβδομον. Pronunciation hĕbʹdŏməm RP, en /ˈhɛbdɒməm/ Proper noun en historical A suburb of Constantinople. en 1720 Josiah Burchett A Complete History of the Most Remarkable Transactions at Sea http://books.google.co.uk/books?lr=&ei=uKXUSpzTG4S-NafdrYwO&id=e0o8AAAAMAAJ&dq=%22hebdomum%22&q=%22hebdomum%22#v=snippet&q=%22hebdomum%22&f=false 189 Muhavias by the Death of Oſman, and his Succeſſor Aly, becoming Caliph, ſo conſiderably encreaſed his Power that he rendered the Emperor Conſtantine Pogonatus his Tributary; in the fifth Year of which Prince’s Reign, the Saracens coming up with a great Fleet and Army to Conſtantinople, they ſeized on all that lay between the Hebdomum and Cyclobium, two Suburbs of that City; whereupon Conſtantine brought out his Fleet, and they fought every Day from Morning till Night in the Port there. en 1846 Sir William Smith Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology 2 Earinus-Nyx http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=AvcGAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA513&dq=%22hebdomum%22&lr=&ei=OqbUSqfKA47WNbCP4fwN#v=onepage&q=%22hebdomum%22&f=false 513 The inauguration took place at the palace or justice court, Hebdomum (grc Ἕβδομον), near Constantinople.