Samaritan

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

Noun

1. A native, or inhabitant of Samaria; especially one practising certain ethnoreligious traditions indigenous to that region.
2. A charitable person, one who helps others (from the Bible story in Luke 10:30–37).
3. (UK) A person who works for the Samaritans telephone helpline, taking calls from suicidal members of the public.

Adj

Of, or relating to Samaria or Samaritans.

Name

The ancient language of Samaria: a dialect of Hebrew.

Έννοιες

σαμαρείτης

Σαμαριτικό

Συνώνυμα

Samaritan Aramaic

savior

good Samaritan

Μεταφράσεις

samaritano

samaritain

samaritano

Samaritain

Samaritaans

Samariter

samaritano

Samaritaan

Samaritanos

Samaritanisch

Samaritaner

سامري

Samarit

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/səˈmæɹɪtən/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

From Latin Samarītānus, from Ancient Greek Σαμαρείτης (Samareítēs), from Σαμαρεία (Samareía, “Samaria”), derived from Biblical Hebrew שֹׁמְרוֹנִים (Šōmərôním) and שֹׁמְרוֹן (Šōmərôn) respectively. Attested in Old English.