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ἐσσήν

ἐσσήν, priest of Artemis; king (!) bee

ἐσσήν2, [Hebr. word]

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ἐσσήνου Noun: masculine genitive singular of ἐσσήν

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ἐσσήν (A), ῆνος, ὁ,
  • priest of Artemis of Ephesus, in pl., SIG 352.6 (iv B. C.), 363.10 (iii B.C.), Paus. 8.13.1.
    • II king, θεῶν ἐ. Call. Jov. 66; Μυρμιδόνων ἐ. Id. Aet. 1.1.23 [Fr. 178.23 Pf.] (expld. as, = οἰκιστής by Hdn.Gr. 2.923): prop. king bee (i.e. queen bee), acc. to EM 383.31. (ἑσσήν in Call. Aet. 1.1.23 [Fr. 178.23 Pf.] (Pap.), perh. because of supposed connexion with ἑσμός, ἕσσαι, or ἡσσάω.)
ἐσσήν (B), ῆνος, ὁ,
  • transliteration of Hebr. ḥōšen, worn by Jewish priests, J. AJ 3.7.5, 3.8.9, where it is said to mean λόγιον, by which word it is rendered in LXX Ex. 28.15.

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