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Ninive

Ninive · f

the ancient capital of Assyria

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Where it lives

De ieiunio adversus psychicos 1 · 1.69/10k

What it meant

Nī^nī^vē — Lewis & Short

Nī^nī^vē, ēs, f.,

I the ancient capital of Assyria, prob. near the mod. Nebbi Yunus, Aug. Civ. Dei, 16, 3; Vulg. Gen. 10, 11; Paul. Nol. Carm. 23, 168; Alcim. 4, 357; also called Ninus or Ninos, v. Ninus.—Hence,

A Nī^nĭvītae, ārum, m., the inhabitants of Nineveh, the Ninevites, Prud. Cath. 7, 131; Vulg. Matt. 12, 41.—

B Nĭnĭvī-tĭcus, a, um, adj., Ninevite: puer, Hier. in Isa. 3, 7, 16.

In the wild

Ninive Tertullian, De ieiunio adversus psychicos 7

Where it came from

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