Index of Persons

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.

ALL

Ancaeus — Names: AncaeusAncaeus, maternal grandfather of PythagorasURI: https://usaybia.net/person/521
Anchialus — Names: AnchialusAnchialus, Empiricist physician of antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/522
Andī — Names: AndīAndī, otherwise unknown Indian physician and scholarURI: https://usaybia.net/person/523
Andreas — Names: AndreasAndreas, personal physician of Ptolemy PhilopatorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/524
Androcles — Names: AndroclesAndrocles, governor of Samos and fosterfather of PythagorasURI: https://usaybia.net/person/525
Andromachus the Elder — Names: Andromachus the ElderAndromachus the Elder, personal physician of NeroURI: https://usaybia.net/person/526
Andromachus the Younger — Names: Andromachus the YoungerAndromachus the Younger, 1st-c. physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/527
Andronicus — Names: AndronicusAndronicus, editor of the works of AristotleURI: https://usaybia.net/person/529
Andronicus — Names: AndronicusAndronicus, continuator of EusebiusURI: https://usaybia.net/person/528
Anebo — Names: AneboAnebo, Egyptian prophet and priestURI: https://usaybia.net/person/530
Ankar — Names: AnkarAnkar, otherwise unknown Indian physician and scholarURI: https://usaybia.net/person/531
Annianus of Alexandria Names: Annianus of AlexandriaAnnianus of Alexandria, late-antique chronographerURI: https://usaybia.net/person/532
Anonymi 1024 — Names: Anonymi 1024The unnamed physicians, sons of KazūrāURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1024
Anqīlāwus — Names: AnqīlāwusAnqīlāwus, physician of antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/533
ʿAntar(ah) ibn Shaddād al-ʿAbsī — Names: ʿAntar(ah) ibn Shaddād al-ʿAbsīʿAntar(ah) ibn Shaddād al-ʿAbsī, pre-Islamic poet, hero of popular epicURI: https://usaybia.net/person/534
Antigonus — Names: AntigonusAntigonus, addressee of a letter attributed to Diocles of CarystusURI: https://usaybia.net/person/535
Antimachus — Names: AntimachusAntimachus, legendary physician of antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/536
Antipater — Names: AntipaterAntipater, student of AristotleURI: https://usaybia.net/person/537
Antipater of Halasarna Names: Antipater of HalasarnaAntipater of Halasarna, 2nd-c. AⅮ physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/538
Antipater of Maṣṣīṣā (Mopsuestia) Names: Antipater of Maṣṣīṣā (Mopsuestia)Antipater of Maṣṣīṣā (Mopsuestia), 2nd-c. AⅮ physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/539
Antiphon — Names: AntiphonAntiphon, legendary physician of antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/540
Antisthenes — Names: AntisthenesAntisthenes, dedicatee of GalenURI: https://usaybia.net/person/541
Antoninus — Names: AntoninusAntoninus, 2nd-c. Roman emperorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/542
Antyllus — Names: AntyllusAntyllus, 2nd-c. Greek physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/543
Apellicon of Teos — Names: Apellicon of TeosApellicon of Teos, purchaser of the works of AristotleURI: https://usaybia.net/person/544

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.