Ἑωσφόρος

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Ἑωσφόρος (Heōsphoros) is the Ancient Greek name for the morning star, meaning "bringer of dawn". The Septuagint renders הֵילֵל in Greek as Ἑωσφόρος. Similarly the Vulgate renders הֵילֵל in Latin as Lucifer, the name in that language for the morning star.

When

First attested
700 BCE
Attested period
-700 – 2020
Historical notes
Ancient Greek name for the morning star.

Relationships

syncretized with
Phosphoros

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“The Septuagint renders הֵילֵל in Greek as Ἑωσφόρος (Heōsphoros), "bringer of dawn", the Ancient Greek name for the morning star. Similarly the Vulgate renders הֵילֵל in Latin as Lucifer, the name in that language for the morning star.”

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