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G?wargis  
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Note: Because the sources we quote use a variety of transliteration formats, Syriaca.org ignores diacritics and punctuation in searching; for example, use of "ʿ" is not required to find results with this diacritical mark.

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Thus a search for

Aba~  
returns results which contain "Aba" but also "Abi", "Saba", "Aha", and other words that are "fuzzy" matches for "Aba".

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To find an exact phrase, it should be enclosed in double quotes.

Thus

"ʿAbdishoʿ I"  
returns only one result with that exact phrase, while several results are found for the words "ʿAbdishoʿ" and "I".

Proximity Characters

To find two or more words which occur within a specified range of each other, one can append the character "~" followed by a number to an "Exact Phrase" search. This allows one to search for two or more words that occur within a specified distance of each other as defined by number of words.

Thus

"Jacob+Bishop"~2  
finds three results in which the words "Jacob" and "Bishop" occur within two words of each other: "Jacob , bishop of Nisibin", "Jacob, bishop of Phesilta", and "Jacob , bishop of ‛Ānah" while a simple search for "Jacob Bishop" returns many more results.

Results (2415)

Elijah of Nisibis Names: Elijah of NisibisElijah of NisibisURI: https://usaybia.net/person/735
Empedocles of Agrigentum — Names: Empedocles of AgrigentumEmpedocles of Agrigentum, Presocratic philosopherURI: https://usaybia.net/person/736
Ephorus — Names: EphorusEphorus, Greek historianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/737
Epicurus — Names: EpicurusEpicurus, Athenian philosopherURI: https://usaybia.net/person/738
Epicurus — Names: EpicurusEpicurus, physician of antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/739
Abū ʿAbd Allāh ʿĪsā ibn Hibat Allāh ibn al-Naqqāsh — Names: Abū ʿAbd Allāh ʿĪsā ibn Hibat Allāh ibn al-NaqqāshAbū ʿAbd Allāh ʿĪsā ibn Hibat Allāh ibn al-Naqqāsh, father of Muhadhdhab al-Dīn ibn al-NaqqāshURI: https://usaybia.net/person/74
Epigenes — Names: EpigenesEpigenes, addressee of Galen’s `On Prognosis`URI: https://usaybia.net/person/740
Erasistratus — Names: ErasistratusErasistratus, 3rd-c. BC anatomistURI: https://usaybia.net/person/741
Eubulus of Bithynia Names: Eubulus of BithyniaEubulus of Bithynia, 4th-c. BC ruler of lands in Asia MinorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/742
Euclid — Names: EuclidEuclid, Greek geometricianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/743
Eudemus — Names: EudemusEudemus, 2nd-c. Peripatetic philosopherURI: https://usaybia.net/person/744
Eudemus of Rhodes — Names: Eudemus of RhodesEudemus of Rhodes, pupil of AristotleURI: https://usaybia.net/person/745
Eudemus — Names: EudemusEudemus, 1st-c. AⅮ ophthalmologistURI: https://usaybia.net/person/746
Eugenianus — Names: EugenianusEugenianus, dedicatee of GalenURI: https://usaybia.net/person/747
Eumenes — Names: EumenesEumenes, pupil of AristotleURI: https://usaybia.net/person/748
Eunostus — Names: EunostusEunostus, brother of PythagorasURI: https://usaybia.net/person/749
Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Malik al-Thaqafī — Names: Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Malik al-ThaqafīAbū ʿAbd Allāh al-Mālik al-ThaqafīAbū ʿAbd Allāh al-Malik al-Thaqafī Andalusian physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/75
Euphanes — Names: EuphanesEuphanes, Greek philosopherURI: https://usaybia.net/person/750
Eurymedon — Names: EurymedonEurymedon, Athenian hierophantURI: https://usaybia.net/person/751
Eusebius of Caesarea — Names: Eusebius of CaesareaEusebius of Caesarea, 4th-c. bishop, chronographer and apologistURI: https://usaybia.net/person/752
Eusebius of Dorylaeum Names: Eusebius of DorylaeumEusebius of Dorylaeum, 5th-c. bishopURI: https://usaybia.net/person/753
Eustathius — Names: EustathiusEustathius, pupil of HippocratesURI: https://usaybia.net/person/754
Eutyches — Names: EutychesEutyches, 5th-c. Constantinopolitan archimandrite misidentified with John Philoponus/John the GrammarianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/755
al-Faḍl ibn Jarīr al-Takrītī — Names: al-Faḍl ibn Jarīr al-Takrītīal-Faḍl ibn Jarīr al-TakrītīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/756
al-Faḍl ibn al-Rabīʿ — Names: al-Faḍl ibn al-Rabīʿal-Faḍl ibn al-Rabīʿ, vizier of caliphs Hārūn al-Rashīd and al-AmīnURI: https://usaybia.net/person/757

Search Tips

For best results, users are recommended to use the advanced search functions. Search results can also be improved by the use of the the following Boolean search characters:

Wildcard Characters:

Given the prevalence of variant spellings in names, using Wildcard Characters may help.

"?" can be inserted as a variant for any single character.

Thus a search for:

G?wargis  
returns results which contain either "Gewargis" or "Giwargis".

Similarly a search for:

M?r  
returns results which contain either "Mar" or "Mor".

"*" can be inserted as a variant for multiple characters or a truncated word.

Thus a search for:

Dayr*  
returns results for "Dayr" and "Dayro" and more.

Similarly a search for

Ab*  
returns results for "ʿAbdishoʿ" and "ʿAbda" and more.

Note: Because the sources we quote use a variety of transliteration formats, Syriaca.org ignores diacritics and punctuation in searching; for example, use of "ʿ" is not required to find results with this diacritical mark.

Fuzzy Search Character

Appending the character "~" after a word returns results for words that are close but not exact matches.

Thus a search for

Aba~  
returns results which contain "Aba" but also "Abi", "Saba", "Aha", and other words that are "fuzzy" matches for "Aba".

Exact Phrase Searches

To find an exact phrase, it should be enclosed in double quotes.

Thus

"ʿAbdishoʿ I"  
returns only one result with that exact phrase, while several results are found for the words "ʿAbdishoʿ" and "I".

Proximity Characters

To find two or more words which occur within a specified range of each other, one can append the character "~" followed by a number to an "Exact Phrase" search. This allows one to search for two or more words that occur within a specified distance of each other as defined by number of words.

Thus

"Jacob+Bishop"~2  
finds three results in which the words "Jacob" and "Bishop" occur within two words of each other: "Jacob , bishop of Nisibin", "Jacob, bishop of Phesilta", and "Jacob , bishop of ‛Ānah" while a simple search for "Jacob Bishop" returns many more results.