Καισάρεια

Stephanos of Byzantium - Ethnika

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Καισάρεια, μητρόπολις τῆς Καππαδοκίας, ἡ πρὶν Εὐσέβεια καὶ Μάζακα ὡς Στράβων. ἔστι καὶ Παλαιστίνης. καὶ τρίτη πρὸς τῇ Πανεάδι. τὸ ἐθνικὸν Καισαρεύς. εἰσὶ δὲ καὶ ἄλλαι τούτῳ τῷ ὀνόματι προσαγορευόμεναι.

Kaisareia: a metropolis of Κappadokia, which was formerly 'Eusebeia' and 'Mazaka', as per Strabo. There is also one in Palaistine, and a third city near Paneas. The ethnonym is 'Kaisareus'. There are also other cities called by this name.

Commentary (3)
which was formerly 'Eusebeia' and 'Mazaka'
Stephanos preserves a compressed chain of earlier names; Strabo is cited for the older form(s).
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There is also one in Palaistine, and a third city near Paneas.
Stephanos lists a Caesarea in Palestine and another near Paneas (Caesarea Philippi).
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The ethnonym is 'Kaisareus'.
The Greek ἐθνικόν gives the inhabitant/ethnic adjective, not a personal name.
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Text Details

Entry#16
Greek textmeineke
Edition idsMeineke 347.5 · Billerbeck Κ16
OCRgemini-constrained (gemini-2.5-flash) on 2025-12-17
Word count30

Cited Authors

AuthorWork / Citation
Στράβων (Strabo)12,2,7 [C 538,1]
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Mentioned Entities

EntityDetails
ΚαισάρειαCaesarea · place
ΚαππαδοκίαCappadocia · place · corrected · Q217265
ΕὐσέβειαEusebeia · place
ΜαζάκαMazaca · place
ΠαλαιστίνηPalestine · place · corrected · Q23792
ΠανεάςPanēa (local name/cult) · other
ΚαισαρεύςCaesarean (demonym) · people
Caesarea in Cappadocia (Metropolis / Mazaka / Eusebeia)place · city · Cappadocia · explicit · wikidata: Q127429822 · candidate
Caesarea in Palestineplace · city · Palestine · explicit · wikidata: Q103158233 · candidate
Caesarea near Paneasplace · city · near Paneas · explicit · unresolved
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Etymologies

CategoryExplanation
Unclear Metalinguisticformerly Eusebeia and Mazaka (i.e. the city was previously called Eusebeia and Mazaka)
Unclear Metalinguisticthere is also one in Palestine (i.e. a Caesarea in Palestine exists)
Unclear Metalinguisticand (located) near Paneas
Morphological Compositionthe ethnic/demonym is 'Καισαρεύς'
Unclear Metalinguisticthere are also other places called by this name

Links

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Translation Guidance

KindRuleGuidanceDetection
FormulaX (nominative) + ὡς + Y (nominative HOMOMORPH)
formula:1bb0974b95264dde
Translate as "'X' as in 'Y'"
Domain: COMPARISONS & DERIVATIONAL ANALOGIES
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
FormulaX (SETTLEMENT) + Y (genitive PEOPLE)
formula:0a6d211492d74a05
Translate as "a X of the Y"
Domain: SPATIAL & PREDICATE STATEMENTS
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 2 scan rows · 2 occurrences
FormulaX (SETTLEMENT) + Y (genitive REGION)
formula:1040044f9f2bf616
Translate as "a X in Y"
Domain: SPATIAL & PREDICATE STATEMENTS
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 2 scan rows · 3 occurrences
FormulaX... + πρός + Y (dative)
formula:1a524ea80fe79519
Translate as "X... near Y"
Domain: SPATIAL & PREDICATE STATEMENTS
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 2 scan rows · 2 occurrences
Formulaτὸ ἐθνικὸν + X (nominative ETHNONYM)
formula:cfc8a7c494690fc3
Translate as "the ethnonym is 'X'"
Domain: SPATIAL & PREDICATE STATEMENTS
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 2 scan rows · 2 occurrences
Formulaὡς + X (AUTHOR NAME)
formula:d915b1886270056c
Translate as "as per X"
Domain: SOURCE CITATIONS
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 2 scan rows · 2 occurrences
Glossἐθνικόν τό
gloss:9c5337ad6342cf4a
ethnonym
Domain: POLITCAL/CULTURAL		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
Glossμητρόπολις ἡ
gloss:4b7494b2aa08d8f1
metropolis
Domain: SETTLEMENTS/STRUCTURES
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
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Herodian overlaps

Stephanos excerpt (left) is aligned with matched Herodian passages (right). Colors indicate corresponding overlap spans.

No significant Herodian overlaps were found for this headword in the latest run.

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Last updated: 2026-05-28 10:50:27 UTC