Thebes
[ theebz ]
/ θibz /
noun
an ancient city in Upper Egypt, on the Nile, whose ruins are located in the modern towns of Karnak and Luxor: a former capital of Egypt.
a city of ancient Greece, in Boeotia: a rival of ancient Athens.
OTHER WORDS FROM Thebes
The·ba·ic [thi-bey-ik] /θɪˈbeɪ ɪk/, adjective The·ban [thee-buh n] /ˈθi bən/, adjective, nounExample sentences from the Web for thebaic
Some fragments of a third version, differing from both the Memphitic and the Thebaic, have been discovered.
Companion to the Bible |E. P. BarrowsOf the Thebaic version only some fragments have been published.
Companion to the Bible |E. P. BarrowsThe temple of Amphiaraus was transferred by command of an oracle to this place from the Thebaic Cnopia.
British Dictionary definitions for thebaic (1 of 2)
Thebaic
/ (θɪˈbeɪɪk) /
adjective
of or relating to the ancient Greek city of Thebes or its inhabitants
of or relating to the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes or its inhabitants
British Dictionary definitions for thebaic (2 of 2)
Thebes
/ (θiːbz) /
noun
(in ancient Greece) the chief city of Boeotia, destroyed by Alexander the Great (336 bc)
(in ancient Egypt) a city on the Nile: at various times capital of Upper Egypt or of the entire country