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[ ef-uh-suhs ] / ˈɛf ə səs /
nounan ancient city in W Asia Minor, S of Smyrna (Izmir): famous temple of Artemis, or Diana; early Christian community. Words nearby Ephesusephemeron, ephemeropteran, ephemerous, Ephesian, Ephesians, Ephesus, ephippium, ephod, ephor, Ephraim, Ephraimite Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for EphesusHe set fire to the famous Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, in what is now Turkey and then allowed himself to be caught. An ISIS Killer in His Own Awful Words|Miranda Frum|September 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST St. Paul, in his address to the elders of Ephesus, refers to the discouragements he has had to encounter. The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels|John Burgon Did she remain there, or did she follow S. John, and at length come to live with him in Ephesus? Our Lady Saint Mary|J. G. H. Barry The horrible story of 'the Widow of Ephesus' is of this character, but not quite so bad, as her husband died naturally. Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales|Geoffrey Chaucer
He had already reached Ephesus, and was on the point of marching into Caria, when Dercylidas arrived to take command of his army. Sostratus arrives at Ephesus as the head of a sacred embassy in honor of Artemis and so finds his daughter. Essays on the Greek Romances|Elizabeth Hazelton Haight
British Dictionary definitions for Ephesus
noun(in ancient Greece) a major trading city on the W coast of Asia Minor: famous for its temple of Artemis (Diana); sacked by the Goths (262 ad) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |