Thebes

Meaning

1. A city in central Greece, the capital city of Boeotia and an important political centre in antiquity.
2. An ancient city and archaeological site in Upper Egypt, having functioned as capital city at times during the Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom.

Synonyms

Theban

Translations

Thèbes

Tebe

Tebas

Theben

Θήβα

Tebas

Tebes

Thebe

Thebae

Tebai

Tebas

ثيفا

Thebes

Θήβαι

Pronounced as (IPA)

/θiːbz/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Θῆβαι (Thêbai), from two different sources. The name of the Greek city is further derived from Ionic-Attic Θήβη (Thḗbē), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀳𐀣 (te-qa /⁠Tʰēgʷā⁠/), from Proto-Hellenic *Tʰēgʷā, while the name of the Egyptian city is from Egyptian Demotic tꜣ-jpy (“Thebes”, literally “the temple”), from earlier Egyptian tꜣ (“the”) + i-p:t-O45 (jpt, “Luxor”, literally “inner sanctum”).

Sentences

He enlisted Adrastus' help in attacking Thebes .