Ζόαρα

Entry #25
Greek source: meineke
Meineke: 297.3 | Billerbeck: Ζ25
OCR: gemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2026-01-10
Word count: 62
Sources: Διονύσιος (Dionysius) fr. 9 Livrea = p. 61 Heitsch [Βασσαρικῶν], Ζοᾶρος (Zoarus) fr. 9 Livrea = p. 61 Heitsch [Βασσαρικῶν], Βασσαρικῶν ((title) Bassarikōn / Bassarica) fr. 9 Livrea = p. 61 Heitsch [Βασσαρικῶν]
Entities: Ζοάρα (Zoara) [place], Ζοαραῖος (inhabitants of Zoara (Zoarans)) [people], Παλαιστίνη (Palestine) [place], Ἀσφαλτίτις (Asphaltite Sea (Dead Sea)) [place], Ἑβραῖος (Hebrews (Hebrew)) [people], Λώτ (Lot) [person], Ζοαρηνός (inhabitants of Zoara (Zoarenoi)) [people], Ἄραβες (Arabs) [people]
Etymologies: Borrowing Non Greek: In the Hebrew tongue it denotes 'the small' (i.e. the name means 'the small' in Hebrew).; Borrowing Non Greek: The inhabitants of the village are called 'Zoarenoi' (and also 'Zoaratai') because of the local/indigenous form; for the two types are Arabic (i.e. the forms reflect Arabic/local pronunciation).
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