English

Proper noun

Esdras

1. (biblical) any of four books of the Old Testament and Apocrypha of the Bible. Sometimes abbreviated as Esd..

Usage notes

Depending upon which Bible is being examined there two or four Books of Esdras, with different names and numbering systems. Wikipedia has an article Esdras with a table explaining this.

Related terms

• Ezra

Translations

Anagrams

• Sardes

Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Ἔσδρᾱς ‎(Ésdrās).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈes.draːs/

Proper noun

Esdrās m ‎(genitive Esdrae); first declension

1. Ezra

Declension

First declension, masculine Greek type with nominative singular in -ās.

Descendants

• English: Esdras

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin Esdrās, from Ancient Greek Ἔσδρᾱς ‎(Ésdrās), from Hebrew עֶזְרָא.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛz.dɾɐs/

Proper noun

Esdras m

1. (biblical) Ezra; Esdras (any of four books of the Bible)
2. (biblical) Ezra; Esdras (Jewish high priest)

Spanish

Proper noun

Esdras m

1. (bible) Ezra (the book of the Bible)