Esdras

From Latin Esdrās, from Ancient Greek Ἔσδρᾱς (Ésdrās), from Hebrew עזרא‎ (Ezra). Doublet of Ezra.

Esdras

1. (biblical) any of four books of the Old Testament and Apocrypha of the Bible.

   Synonym: (abbreviation) Esd.

Depending upon which Bible is being examined there are two or four Books of Esdras, with different names and numbering systems. Wikipedia has an article Esdras with a table explaining this.

• Ezra

• SDAers, Sardes, Serdas, sarsed

• IPA^(key): /ɛs.dʁa/, /ɛs.dʁɑ/

Esdras m

1. (biblical) Ezra
2. (biblical) Esdras

From the Ancient Greek Ἔσδρᾱς (Ésdrās).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈes.draːs/, [ˈɛs̠d̪räːs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈes.dras/, [ˈɛzd̪räs]

Esdrās m sg (genitive Esdrae); first declension

1. Ezra

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

• English: Esdras

• Liber Esdrae on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^la
• Liber Esdrae on the Latin Wikisource.Wikisource ^la

Borrowed from Latin Esdrās, from Ancient Greek Ἔσδρᾱς (Ésdrās), from Hebrew עֶזְרָא‎.

Esdras m

1. (biblical) Ezra; Esdras (any of four books of the Bible)
2. (biblical) Ezra; Esdras (Jewish high priest)

• IPA^(key): /ˈesdɾas/ [ˈez.ð̞ɾas]
• Rhymes: -esdɾas
• Syllabification: Es‧dras

Esdras m

1. (bible) Ezra (the book of the Bible)
2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Ezra.