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ephesus

/ˈɛfʊsəs/

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What does ephesus mean?

proper noun

  1. (historical) An ancient Greek city in Anatolia, near Selçuk in modern İzmir Province, Turkey.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈɛfʊsəs/

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God blessed the church at Ephesus, because they "hated the evil workers, tried them and found them liars".
Carry Amelia NationThe Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. NationProject Gutenberg ebook #1485
There is another confessed case of the kind which is as old as history—the burning of the temple of Ephesus.
Mark TwainWhat Is Man? and Other EssaysProject Gutenberg ebook #70
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Sir, sir, I shall have law in Ephesus, To your notorious shame, I doubt it not.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
Being weak in horse, and discouraged by ill omens in the sacrifices, he retired to Ephesus, and there raised cavalry.
PlutarchPlutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and RomansProject Gutenberg ebook #674
Perhaps one day the cord connecting the temple with Ephesus was drawn TIGHT and it was found that messages could be, by tapping, transmitted along it.
Edward CarpenterPagan and Christian Creeds: Their Origin and MeaningProject Gutenberg ebook #1561