Thebaic, a.1
(θiːˈbeɪɪk)
[ad. L. Thēbaic-us, ad. Gr. θηβα{giuml}κός, f. θῆβαι, θήβη Thebes.]
Of or pertaining to the ancient city of Thebes on the Nile, formerly a centre of Egyptian civilization; spec. noting the Sahidic version of the Bible.
Thebaic marble, Thebaic stone, the syenite of Thebes and Upper Egypt, famed in ancient times as material for columns, pillars, vases, etc.
| 1687 A. Lovell tr. Thevenot's Trav. i. 123 The Vault [in old wall towers of Alexandria] is supported by great Pillars of Thebaick Stone. 1773 Gentl. Mag. Aug. 399/1 Thebaic stone, from waste ev'n yet secure, With hieroglyphic learn'd inwrought. 1830 Tattam Egypt. Gram. Pref. 7 The terms Coptic and Sahidic have been adopted in this work, instead of Memphitic and Thebaic. 1839 Civil Eng. & Arch. Jrnl. II. 453/1 It seems to be the Syenite of the ancients, or perhaps..their Thebaic marble. 1884 H. M. Scott in Chicago Advance 31 Jan., Two, perhaps three, translations of the Scriptures, the Memphitic, for the Lower Egyptian Churches, and the Thebaic, for those of Upper Egypt. |