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Edessa meaning

  1. A city in Greece, capital in Pella Prefecture, in periphery of Central Macedonia.
  2. Synonym of Urfa: a city in southeastern Turkey.

Using Edessa

  • The main meaning on this page is: A city in Greece, capital in Pella Prefecture, in periphery of Central Macedonia. | Synonym of Urfa: a city in southeastern Turkey.
  • In the example corpus, edessa often appears in combinations such as: of edessa, and edessa, edessa and.

Context around Edessa

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 10 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

urhai 1×

Often after:

wrote 1× resisted 1× thus 1× sent 1× having 1× began 1× rallied 1×

Sentence patterns with Edessa

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

abgar of edessa sent a 1× antioch and edessa and failed 1× bones to edessa 1× churches in edessa began to 1× city of edessa in syria 1× count of edessa rallied the 1× deacon of edessa the sun 1× edessa resisted for 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

also the merchant 1× annales herbipolenses s 1× armenian historian matthew 1× but harder still 1× during the early 1× edessa resisted for 1×

Common sentence endings:

a long siege 1× and there interred 1× baldwin s captivity 1× bones to edessa 1× consider divorcing her 1× in his youth 1×

Words around Edessa

Just before it in the word index:

edesa 2 edes 4 ederson 109 ederney 4 edern 3 ederle 2

Just after it in the word index:

edet 18 edevbie 2 edewor 2 edexcel 6 edey 32 edf 84

Similar in corpus frequency:

abad 23 abovementioned 23 abr 23 abrdn 23 accompanist 23 accumulators 23

Corpus analysis for Edessa

  • In this selection, "edessa" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, urhai, wrote, resisted and thus stand out and add context to how "edessa" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include abgar of edessa sent a and antioch and edessa and failed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "edessa" sits close to words such as abad, abovementioned and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with edessa

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Also “The merchant brought the bones” to Edessa. (8 words)

Edessa resisted for weeks but was conquered following a long siege. (11 words)

Edessa thus became the blessed city by possessing the greatest pearl India could yield. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Annales Herbipolenses, s.a. 1147: A Hostile View of the Crusade John went on to attack Aleppo with the aid of Antioch and Edessa, and failed to capture it, with the Franks withdrawing their support when he moved on to capture Shaizar. (42 words)

The influence of Jerusalem was further extended over Edessa and Antioch, where Baldwin II acted as regent when their own leaders were killed in battle, although there were regency governments in Jerusalem as well during Baldwin's captivity. (38 words)

References in the hymns preserve the tradition that Thomas' bones were brought from India to Edessa by a merchant, and that the relics worked miracles both in India and Edessa. (30 words)

Example sentences (19)

References in the hymns preserve the tradition that Thomas' bones were brought from India to Edessa by a merchant, and that the relics worked miracles both in India and Edessa.

Also “The merchant brought the bones” to Edessa.

Annales Herbipolenses, s.a. 1147: A Hostile View of the Crusade John went on to attack Aleppo with the aid of Antioch and Edessa, and failed to capture it, with the Franks withdrawing their support when he moved on to capture Shaizar.

Armenian historian Matthew of Edessa wrote that Baldwin II was thoroughly devoted to his wife, and refused to consider divorcing her.

But harder still am I now stricken: the Apostle I slew in India has overtaken me in Edessa; here and there he is all himself.

During the early 5th century the School of Edessa had taught a christological perspective stating that Christ's divine and human nature were distinct persons.

Edessa resisted for weeks but was conquered following a long siege.

Edessa thus became the blessed city by possessing the greatest pearl India could yield.

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Edessa was re-occupied, and Mannus, the king deposed by the Parthians, was re-installed.

He is also referred to as the Deacon of Edessa, the Sun of the Syrians and a Pillar of the Church.

He relates that King Abgar of Edessa sent a letter to Jesus at Jerusalem, asking Jesus to come and heal him of an illness.

His body is in Urhai (Edessa) having been brought there by the merchant Khabin.

His holy remains (corpus), after a long interval of time, were removed to the city of Edessa in Syria and there interred.

In 1132 Antioch, Tripoli, and Edessa all asserted their independence and conspired to prevent Fulk from exercising the suzerainty of Jerusalem over them.

In the 3rd century, churches in Edessa began to use Syriac as the language of worship.

John returned to Antioch ahead of his army and entered Antioch, only to be forced to leave when Joscelin II, Count of Edessa rallied the citizens to oust him.

Macedonia was at first called Emathia (from king Emathion) and the city of Aegae was called Edessa, the capital of fabled king Midas in his youth.

Origins In 132 BC, the kingdom of Osroene was founded in Edessa and Proto-Syriac evolved in that kingdom.

The influence of Jerusalem was further extended over Edessa and Antioch, where Baldwin II acted as regent when their own leaders were killed in battle, although there were regency governments in Jerusalem as well during Baldwin's captivity.

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Common combinations with edessa

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "edessa" in a sentence?
An example: "References in the hymns preserve the tradition that Thomas' bones were brought from India to Edessa by a merchant, and that the relics worked miracles both in India and Edessa." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "edessa" from authentic English texts.
What does "edessa" mean?
Edessa means: A city in Greece, capital in Pella Prefecture, in periphery of Central Macedonia.
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