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Esdras is an English word. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Esdras in a sentence

Esdras meaning

any of four books of the Old Testament and Apocrypha of the Bible.

Using Esdras

  • The main meaning on this page is: any of four books of the Old Testament and Apocrypha of the Bible.
  • In the example corpus, esdras often appears in combinations such as: esdras esdras, esdras is, and esdras.

Context around Esdras

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 32.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

charlesworth 1×

Sentence patterns with Esdras

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

2 esdras esdras a is 1× a 1 esdras is a 1× and 1 esdras is esdras 1× and 2 esdras esdras a 1× esdras is esdras a 1 1× is 3 esdras and the 1× is 4 esdras charlesworth s 1× material and esdras a is 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

critical editions generally 1× less commonly included 1× the canonical ezra 1×

Common sentence endings:

old testament pseudepigrapha 1× on its own 1× same original text 1× was 4 esdras 1×

Words around Esdras

Just before it in the word index:

esdc 2 esdaille 2 esda 2 esd 29 escx 5 escutcheon 9

Just after it in the word index:

ese 24 esea 6 esec 2 esef 2 eseh 2 eseli 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Esdras

  • In this selection, "esdras" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 32.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, charlesworth stand out and add context to how "esdras" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 2 esdras esdras a is and a 1 esdras is a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "esdras" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with esdras

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

Less commonly included was 4 Esdras. (6 words)

Critical editions generally have settled on the Vulgate naming conventions, where Ezra and Nehemiah were 1 and 2 Esdras, Esdras A is 3 Esdras, and the Latin Apocalypse of Ezra is 4 Esdras (Charlesworth's Old Testament Pseudepigrapha). (38 words)

It has been proposed, and is thought highly likely by scholars, that "Esdras B" – the canonical Ezra–Nehemiah – is Theodotion's version of this material, and "Esdras A" is the version which was previously in the Septuagint on its own. (40 words)

Longer example sentences

The canonical Ezra-Nehemiah is known in the Septuagint as "Esdras B", and 1 Esdras is "Esdras A". 1 Esdras is a very similar text to the books of Ezra-Nehemiah, and the two are widely thought by scholars to be derived from the same original text. (47 words)

It has been proposed, and is thought highly likely by scholars, that "Esdras B" – the canonical Ezra–Nehemiah – is Theodotion's version of this material, and "Esdras A" is the version which was previously in the Septuagint on its own. (40 words)

Critical editions generally have settled on the Vulgate naming conventions, where Ezra and Nehemiah were 1 and 2 Esdras, Esdras A is 3 Esdras, and the Latin Apocalypse of Ezra is 4 Esdras (Charlesworth's Old Testament Pseudepigrapha). (38 words)

Example sentences (4)

Critical editions generally have settled on the Vulgate naming conventions, where Ezra and Nehemiah were 1 and 2 Esdras, Esdras A is 3 Esdras, and the Latin Apocalypse of Ezra is 4 Esdras (Charlesworth's Old Testament Pseudepigrapha).

The canonical Ezra-Nehemiah is known in the Septuagint as "Esdras B", and 1 Esdras is "Esdras A". 1 Esdras is a very similar text to the books of Ezra-Nehemiah, and the two are widely thought by scholars to be derived from the same original text.

It has been proposed, and is thought highly likely by scholars, that "Esdras B" – the canonical Ezra–Nehemiah – is Theodotion's version of this material, and "Esdras A" is the version which was previously in the Septuagint on its own.

Less commonly included was 4 Esdras.

Common combinations with esdras

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "esdras" in a sentence?
An example: "Critical editions generally have settled on the Vulgate naming conventions, where Ezra and Nehemiah were 1 and 2 Esdras, Esdras A is 3 Esdras, and the Latin Apocalypse of Ezra is 4 Esdras (Charlesworth's Old Testament Pseudepigrapha)." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "esdras" from authentic English texts.
What does "esdras" mean?
Esdras means: any of four books of the Old Testament and Apocrypha of the Bible.
How many example sentences with "esdras" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "esdras", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.