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.

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Praxagoras — Names: PraxagorasPraxagoras, late 4th-c. Hippocratic physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1844
Praxitela — Names: PraxitelaPraxitela, mother of HippocratesURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1845
Priscianus Lydus Names: Priscianus LydusPriscianus Lydus, 6th-c. NeoplatonistURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1846
Proclus — Names: ProclusProclus, Neoplatonist (d. 485)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1847
Protas of Pelusium Names: Protas of PelusiumProtas of Pelusium, physician of antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1848
Proxenus — Names: ProxenusProxenus, executor of NichomachusURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1849
(Pseudo-)Elias the Neoplatonist Names: (Pseudo-)Elias the Neoplatonist(Pseudo-)Elias the Neoplatonist, (ca. 6th c.), commentator on Porphyry and AristotleURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2505
Ptolemy — Names: PtolemyPtolemy, later 2nd-c. AⅮ astronomerURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1850
Ptolemy al-Gharīb — Names: Ptolemy al-GharībPtolemy al-Gharīb, author of the `Vita Aristotelis`URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1851
Ptolemy Philopator Names: Ptolemy PhilopatorPtolemy Philopator, 3rd-c. BC pharaohURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1852
Ptolemy the Physician — Names: Ptolemy the PhysicianPtolemy the PhysicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1853
Pulcheria — Names: PulcheriaPulcheria, sister of Theodosius ⅠⅠURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1854
Pythagoras — Names: PythagorasPythagorasURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1855
Pythagoras ‘the physician’ — Names: Pythagoras ‘the physician’Pythagoras ‘the physician’URI: https://usaybia.net/person/1856
Pythais — Names: PythaisPythais, mother of PythagorasURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1857
Pythias — Names: PythiasPythias, niece of Hermias, wife of AristotleURI: https://usaybia.net/person/1858

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.