Adonai
deity sky Hebrew corroborated · 4
Adonai is identified with Zeus by Celsus, a 2nd-century Greek philosopher.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 1000 BCE
- Attested period
- 100 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned by Celsus in the 2nd century.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Zeus
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (3)
encyclopedia (1)
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“Celsus, a 2nd-century Greek philosopher, identified Ialdabaoth with Cronus and Sabaoth and Adonai with Zeus.”
#25575 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The termination ai, typically signifying the first person possessive plural, functions as a pluralis excellentiae like other titles for the Hebrew deity, Elohim ("gods") and Adonai "my lords".”
#25927 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Adonai (אדני), lord, ruler, is a name bestowed upon God in the Old Testament... Adonai is also the perpetual substitute for the ineffable Name Yahve, to which it lends its vowel signs.”
#44587 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-120b:free
“Since pronouncing YHWH is avoided out of reverence for the holiness of the name, Jews use Adonai instead in prayers...”
#45019 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-120b:free