proper noun · femininefirst declension
Samarīa
Samarīa f sg (genitive Samarīae)
Classical[sa.maˈriː.a]Ecclesiastical[sa.maˈriː.a]
Meaning
- historicalformer name of Sebastia, Samaria (a city in the West Bank, Palestine; the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Israel)
- historicalSamaria (an ancient region of the region of Palestine, mostly in the northern part of the modern West Bank)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Samarīa | — |
| genitive | Samarīae | — |
| dative | Samarīae | — |
| accusative | Samarīam | — |
| ablative | Samarīā | — |
| vocative | Samarīa | — |
| locative | Samarīae | — |
Sămărīa, ae, f., = Σαμάρεια (orig. Heb. ),
I. the middle district of Palestine, Plin. 5, 13, 14, § 68.—Hence,
A. Să-mărītae, ārum, m., the inhabitants of Samaria, the Samaritans, Tac. A. 12, 54; Vulg. 4 Reg. 17, 29.—In sing.: Sămărī-tes, ae, m., a Samaritan, Hadr. ap. Vop. Sat. 8.—
B. Sămărītis, ĭdis, f., a Samaritan woman, Juvenc. 2, 246; 252; Alcim. 3, 405.—
C. Sămărītānus, a, um, adj., Samaritan:
via, Sedul. 4, 222.—In plur., the Samaritans, Vulg. 2 Esd. 4, 2.— D. Sămărītĭcus, a, um, adj., Samaritan:
mulier, Juvenc. 2, 256.—E. Sămă-rēus, a, um, adj., Samaritan:
superstitio, Cassiod. Var. 3, 45.Origins
From Ancient Greek Σαμάρεια (Samáreia), partial calque of Biblical Hebrew שֹׁמְרוֹן (Šōmərōn).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographySamariaSamaria, SEBASTE (Σαμάρεια, Σεβάστη), the Hebrew SHOMRON, the capital city of the kingdom of Israel, and he royal residence from the time of Omri (cir…GeographySamariaSamaria (Eth. Σαμαρεῖιτις, LXX. Joseph.; Eth. Σαμαρεύς, Eth. χώρα Σαμαρέων, Eth. Σαμαρίς, Σαμάρεια, Ptol.). The district has been already described in…