Aretas

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀρέτας (Arétas) or Latin Aretas.

Aretas

1. The name of various kings of the Nabataeans

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀρέτας (Arétas).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈa.rɛ.taːs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈaː.re.tas]

Aretās m sg (genitive Aretae); first declension

1. The name of various kings of the Nabataeans

First-declension noun (masculine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

• The genitive form Aretae appears:

1. In the Vulgate New Testament, 2 Corinthians 11:32 (2 Cor 11:32): "Damasci praepositus gentis Aretae regis custodiebat civitatem Damascenorum ut me conprehenderet." ("In Damascus a governor (prefect) of the family of king Aretas keeps guarding the city of the Damascenes so that he may arrest me.")

• Nabataean Aramaic 𐢊𐢛𐢞𐢞 (ḥrtt)
• Proto-Semitic *ḥaraṯ-
• Ancient Greek Ἀρέτας (Arétas)
• English Aretas
• French Arétas
• Hebrew חרש (ħaráš)
• Arabic حَرَثَ (ḥaraṯa)

• Aretas, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
• Ἀρέτας G702 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• 2 Corinthians 11:32, In an Online New Testament via blueletterbible.org

• Aretas (disambiguation page) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Four encyclopedia entries on Aretas in Smith, William. (1848). A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. London. John Murray: printed by Spottiswoode and Co., New-Street Square and Parliament Street:
  • Perseus entry on Aretas in section A.38.aretas-bio-1
  • Perseus entry on Aretas in section A.38.aretas-bio-2
  • Perseus entry on Aretas in section A.38.aretas-bio-3
  • Perseus entry on Aretas in section A.38.aretas-bio-4