Βοανεργές

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Traditionally glossed "sons of thunder"; apparently from Aramaic בני רגז‎ (bəney rəgaz, literally “sons of rage”)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bo.a.ner.ɡés/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /bo.a.nɛrˈɡɛs/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /βo.a.nerˈɣes/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /vo.a.nerˈʝes/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /vo.a.nerˈʝes/

Proper noun

Βοανεργές • (Boanergés) m pl (indeclinable)

Boanerges, an epithet given by Jesus to the disciples James and John.

Descendants

→ English: Boanerges

References

Βοανεργές in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2019)
G993 in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979
Strong's Concordance number: G993

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