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

• Serdas, Saders, adress, SDAers, sarsed, Sardes

• IPA^(key): /ɛs.dʁa/ ~ /ɛs.dʁɑ/

Esdras m

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

From the Ancient Greek Ἔσδρᾱς (Ésdrās).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈɛs.draːs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈɛz.d̪ras]

Esdrās m sg (genitive Esdrae); first declension

1. Ezra

First-declension noun (masculine, Greek-type, 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. (biblical) Ezra (the book of the Bible)
2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Ezra