Index of Persons
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Gabriel bar Bokhtishoʿ — ܓܒܪܝܠ
(author, d. 827/8)
Names: Gabriel bar BokhtishoʿJibrāʾīlJibrīlGabriel bar BokhtishoGabriel bar Bokhtisho‘Gabriel bar Bokhtishoʿ"Physician Gabriel was a member of the Bokhtishoʿ Arabic Bakhtishūʿ family which produced a number of famous physicians first in Gondeshapur Beth Lapaṭ..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/492
Gabriel of Basra — ܓܒܪܝܠ ܕܒܨܪܐ
(author, late 9th cent. )
Names: Gabriel of BasraGabriel of BaṣraGabriel of Basra""Metropolitan of Baṣra; author of a collection of juridical texts.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/493
Gabriel Qamsa — ܓܒܪܝܠ
(author, d. ca. 1300)
Names: Gabriel QamsaGabriel QamṣaGabriel Qamsa métr. de MossoulGabriel Qamṣa""Metropolitan bp. of and poet.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/494
Gabriel Qatraya — ܓܒܪܝܠ ܩܛܪܝܐ
(author, 6th/7th cent. )
Names: Gabriel QatrayaGabriel QaṭrayaGabrielGabriel QatrayaGabriel of Beth QatrayeGabriel de Beth Qatraje""Author of an important Commentary on the Liturgy.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/495
Galen — ܓܐܠܝܢܘܣ
(author, d. ca. 199)
Names: GalenGalen""Influential Greek writer on medicine from Pergamum.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/496
Tumaʾis of Nisibis — ܬܘܡܐܝܣ ܢܨܝܒܝܢܝܐ
(author)
Names: Tumaʾis of NisibisTumaʾis of NisibisURI: http://syriaca.org/person/5
John of Tella — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܬܠܐ
(saintauthor, 482 - 538)
Names: Yuḥanon of Tella
John of Tella
Yuḥanon bar QursosYuḥanānJohn of TellaJohnYōḥanānJean de TellaJEAN, ÉVÊQUE DE TELLAJohn bar Kursos of TellaIoannes (Johannan) Bar Kursos ep. Tellae""Bp. of Tella (d-Mawzlat) 519–21.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/50
George I — ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ ܩܕܡܝܐ
(author, d. 680/1)
Names: Gewargis IGeorge IGeorge IGeorgius (Giwargis) I Katholikos""Metropolitan bp. of Adiabene and Cath. (from 660 or 658 until his death).""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/501
George of Arbela — ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ
(author, 10th cent. )
Names: George of ArbelaGewargis of ArbelaGeorge of ArbelaGeorge of Arbela""Metropolitan of Arbela and , and author of an unpublished Treatise on hereditary law.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/502
George of Arbela, Pseudo-(author, 9th cent.? )
Names: Gewargis of Arbela Pseudo-George of Arbela Pseudo-Pseudo-George of ArbelaURI: http://syriaca.org/person/503
George Warda(author, 13th cent.? )
Names: George WardaGewargis WardaGeorge WardaGeorges WardaGeorge WardaGewargis Warda is known as the medieval author who wrote the Kthābhā d wardā or Book of the Rose a collection of hymns for...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/504
George II, Ignatius — ܓܘܪܓܝܣ ܬܪܝܢܐ
(author, 1648 - 1708)
Names: Ignatius II GeorgeIgnatius II Giwargisson of ‛Abd al-Karīm of Mosul Patriarch II GeorgeIgnatius II George""Patr. (1687-1708) whose patriarchate was contested by five anti-patriarchs during various parts of his life.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/505
Graffin, François(author, 1/1/1905 - 12/4/2002)
Names: Graffin FrançoisGraffin François""French Syriac scholar, director of (1941-92).""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/508
Graffin, René(author, 1858 - 1941)
Names: Graffin RenéGraffin René""French Syriac scholar and founder of .""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/509
Severus of
Antioch — ܣܘܝܪܝܘܣ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ
(saintauthor, d. 2/8/0538)
Names: Severus of Antioch
Severus of Antioch
St.Sévère d’AntiocheSeverusSeverus of
AntiochSēwērāSévèreSévère d’Antioche (notice)SÉVÈRE""Patr. of , theologian, and prolific Greek author.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/51
Gregory Nazianzen — ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܕܐܢܙܝܢܙܘ
(saintauthor, 330 - 390)
Names: Gregory NazianzenGregory of NazianzusGregory NazianzenGrégoire de NazianzeGrīghōrīyōsGregoryGregory NazianzusGrīǥōrīyōsGrégoireGrégoire de NazianzeGrīghōryōsGregory the TheologianGrīgōrīyōsGrégoire le ThéologienGregorios von NazianzGregorios von Nazianz""Greek Church Father, and one of the three Cappadocian Fathers, whose influential writings earned him the title 'the theologian'.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/511
Gregory of Nyssa — ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܕܢܘܣܐ
(author, ca. 330 - ca. 395)
Names: Gregory of NyssaGregory of NyssaGrégoire de NysseGregorios von NyssaGregorios von Nyssa""Greek Church Father. One of the three Cappadocian Fathers, and the brother of Basil and Macrina.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/512
Gregory the
Wonderworker — ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܥܒܕ ܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ
(saintauthor, 3rd cent. )
Names: Gregory Thaumaturgusthe
'Wonderworker'Grégoire le ThaumaturgeGrīghōryōsGregory the
WonderworkerGrīgōrīyōsGrégoire le ThaumaturgeGregorios ThaumaturgosGregorios Thaumaturgos"Greek author 1763 94 Several of his works were translated into Syriac the most important of which is a Discourse on the Passible..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/513
Gregory I, catholicos — ܓܪܝܓܘܪ ܩܕܡܝܐ
Names: Grigor IGregory I catholicosGregory IGregorius (Grigor) I, Katholikos""Cath. since 605. Grigor originated from Prat d-Mayshan.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/514
Guidi, Ignazio(author, 1844 - 1935)
Names: Guidi IgnazioGuidi IgnazioGuidi IgnazioGuidi"Italian Syriac scholar One of the most eminent scholars in the philology of Semitic and Eastern Christian literatures he taught at the University..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/517
Guillaumont, Antoine(author, 1915 - 2000)
Names: Guillaumont AntoineGuillaumont Antoine""Syriac scholar, specialist of Eastern Christian asceticism and monasticism.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/518
Habbi, Joseph(author, 12/23/1938 - 2000)
Names: Habbi YusufHabbi Joseph""Notable Iraqi scholar, priest and educator.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/519
John bar Aphtonia — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܪ ܐܦܬܘܢܝܐ
(saintauthor, 475 -
)
Names: John bar AphtoniaJohn bar AphtoniaJohn Bar AphtoniaJean bar AphtoniaJean bar AphtonyaYuḥanān bar AptoniyāJohn bar AphthoniaJohn Bar AphtoniaYōḥanān bar ʾAptōnyāJean bar AphtoniaJEAN BAR APHTONIAJohn bar Aphtonia""Monastic founder and author.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/52
de Halleux, André(author, 1929 - 1994)
Names: de Halleux Andréde Halleux André"Patristic and Syriac scholar He was Professor at the Université Catholique de Louvain and became de facto editor of CSCO after the death..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/522
Hanno, Solomon(author, 1918 - 200?)
Names: Ḥanno SulaymanHanno Solomon""He was born in Arkaḥ and studied Syriac at the village school.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/523
al-Haqilani, Abraham(author, d. 1664)
Names: al-Ḥāqilānī Ibrāhīmal-Haqilani AbrahamAbraham
EcchellensisAbraham
Echellensis""Professor of Syriac and Arabic, Syriac scholar.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/524
Harris, James
Rendel — ܪܢܕܠ ܗܐܪܝܣ
(author, 1852 - 1941)
Names: Harris James
RendelHarris James
RendelRendel Harris""British New Testmient scholar, Syriac scholar, textual critic, and paleographer, who was instrumental in creating the modern field of Syriac Studies.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/527
Hatch, William Henry
Paine(author, 1875 - 1972)
Names: Hatch William Henry
PaineHatch William Henry
Paine""New Testmient scholar; professor at General Theological Seminary of New York (1908-17) and at Episcopal Theological School in Cambridge, MA (1917-46); Syriac scholar.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/528
Ezekiel I — ܚܙܩܝܐܝܠ
Names: Ḥazqiel IEzekiel IEzekiel the CatholicosEzechiel (Hazqiel) Katholicos""Cath. since 567 or 570, as successor of the deposed Cath. Yawsep.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/529
Simeon of Beth Arsham — ܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܐܪܫܡ
(saintauthor, d. before 548)
Names: Simeon of Beth ArshamShemʿun of Beth
Arsham
Simon of Beth
Arsham
Simeon of Beth ArshamShemun of Beth ArshamShem‘un of Beth ArshamSyméon de Beth ArshamSyméon de Beth ArchamShemʿōnSymeon the BishopŠemʾōnSyméon l’évêque""Polemical writer and bp.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/53
Henana of Adiabene — ܚܢܢܐ ܚܕܝܒܝܐ
(saintauthor, d. ca. 610)
Names: Henana of AdiabeneḤenanaHenana of AdiabeneḤnānāḤnānāHenânâ d’AdiabèneḤenana of AdiabeneHenana""School director and exegete.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/530
Henanishoʿ I — ܚܢܢܝܫܘܥ ܚܓܝܪܐ
(author, d. 699/700)
Names: Ḥenanishoʿ IHenanishoʿ IḤenanisho IḤenanisho‘ IHnanisho’ catholicosHnanishoḤNĀNĪŠŌḤenanišoʿ I (the Lame)Henanisho' I Katholikos""Cath. since 685/6; author of a law book and of exegetical homilies.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/531
Henanishoʿ II — ܚܢܢܝܫܘܥ ܬܪܝܢܐ
(author, d. 779/80)
Names: Ḥenanishoʿ IIHenanishoʿ IIḤenanisho IIḤenanisho‘ IIḤenanišoʿ II""Bp. of Lashom and subsequently Cath.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/532
Henanishoʿ bar Seroshwai — ܚܢܢܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܣܪܘܫܘܝ
(author, probably 2nd half of 9th cent. )
Names: Henanishoʿ bar SeroshwaiḤenanishoʿ bar SeroshwayHenanishoʿ bar SeroshwaiḤannan Yeshuʿ Bar SarushawayhḤenanisho bar SeroshwayḤenanisho‘ bar SeroshwayḤannan Yeshu Bar SarushawayhḤannan Yeshu‘ Bar SarushawayhḤenanishoʿ bar Saroshwai""Bp. of Ḥirta; lexicographer and biblical interpreter.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/533
Hiba of Edessa — ܗܝܒܐ
(author, d. 457)
Names: Hiba of EdessaHibaIbasHiba of EdessaIbasHiba (Ibas)""Bp. of .""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/534
Hippolytus of Rome — ܐܝܦܘܠܝܛܘܣ ܕܪܘܡܝ
(author, late 2nd/early 3rd cent. )
Names: Hippolytus of RomeHippolytus of RomeHippolyte de Rome""Author writing in Greek of problematic identity.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/537
Hubeika, Joseph(author, 1878 - 1944)
Names: Hubeika JosephḤubeika Joseph""He was born to ʿBeid Salmān Ḥubeika in Baskintā in the region of Metn.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/541
Hunayn b. Ishaq — ܚܘܢܝܢ ܒܪ ܐܝܣܚܩ
(author, 808 - 873)
Names: Ḥunayn b. IsḥāqAbū Zayd Ḥunayn b. Isḥāq b. Sulaymān b. Ayyūb al-ʿIbādīJohannitiusḤunayn Ibn IsḥāqHunain ibn IshaqḤunain ibn IshaqHunayn b. Ishaq"Physician philosopher theologian and translator His full name is Abū Zayd Ḥunayn b Isḥāq b Sulaymān b Ayyūb al ʿIbādī and he was..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/542
Ibn al-Tayyib — ܐܒܘ ܐܠܦܪܓ ܥܒܕ ܐܠܗ ܒܪ ܛܝܒ
(author, d. 1043)
Names: Ibn al-TayyibIbn al-ṬayyibIbn al-Tayyib‛Abd Allah Ibn al-Ṭayyib Abu al-FarajIbn at-Tayyib""Priest, theologian, exegete, physician, translator, and philosopher. His full name is Abū al-Faraj ʿAbd Allāh Ibn al-Ṭayyib al-ʿIrāqī.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/543
Ignatius of
Antioch — ܐܓܢܛܝܘܣ
(saintauthor, d. ca. 107, 110 )
Names: Ignatius of AntiochIgnatius the IlluminatorIgnaṭiyosIgnatius of
AntiochIgnatiusʾAgnāṭīsIgnace d’AntiocheIGNACE""Bp. of , martyred in Rome.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/544
Ignatius Jacob III — ܐܝܓܢܛܝܘܣ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܬܠܝܬܝܐ
(author, 1912 - 1980)
Names: Ignatius Jacob IIIIgnatius Yaʿqub IIIIgnatius Yaqub IIIIgnatius Ya‘qub III""He was born in of Tuma Gabriel Mari and Shmuni Isḥaq Mtuka, and was given the baptismal name Shābā (ʿAbd al-Aḥad).""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/545
Isaiah of Scetis — ܐܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ
(author, early 5th cent. )
Names: Isaiah of ScetisIsaiah of ScetisIsaiah of SceteAbba IsaiahAbba IsaiahIsaïe""Greek monastic writer of uncertain identity; author of the Asceticon ( 5555).""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/548
Isaac, catholicos — ܐܝܣܚܩ
Names: IsḥaqIsaac the Catholicos
of CtesiphonIsaac , catholicosKatholikos JsḥaqKatholikos Jsḥaq""Bp. of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, and Cath.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/549
Samuel of Reshʿayna — ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܪܝܫܥܝܢܝܐ
(author, 6th century )
Names: Samuel of Rish ‛Ayna
Shmuel of ReshʿaynaSamuel of ReshʿaynaShmuel of ReshaynaShmuel of Resh‘aynaSamuel of ReshaynaSamuel of Resh‘aynaSamuel of RishainaURI: http://syriaca.org/person/55
Isaac of Nineveh — ܐܝܣܚܩ ܕܢܝܢܘܐ
(saintauthor,
)
Names: Isaac of NinevehIsḥaq of NinevehIsaac of NinevehIsḥāqIsaac of NinevaIsaacʾĪsḥāqIsaac de NiniveISAACIsaac of NinevahIsaac the SyrianIsaac Ninivita""Influential monastic author.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/550
Isaac Shbadnaya(author, 1439/40 )
Names: Isḥaq ShbadnayaIsaac ShbadnayaIsaac of SchbednaIsaac Qardahé ShbadnayaIsaac ShbadnayaIsaac Qardahe Shbadnaya""Priest and author, also known as Asko Shbadnaya and Isḥaq Qardaḥa Eshbadnaya.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/551
Ishoʿ bar Nun — ܝܫܘܥܒܪܢܘܢ
(author, d. 828)
Names: Ishoʿ bar NunIshoʿ bar NunIshoʿ bar NunIsho bar NunIsho bar NunIsho‘ bar NunĪšō‘ bar NūnIsho ' (Iesus) Bar Nun, Katholikos""Cath. (823–28), author of commentaries on the entire Bible.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/552
Ishoʿ of Merv — ܝܫܘܥ ܡܪܘܙܝܐ
(author, 9th cent. )
Names: Ishoʿ of MervIshoʿ of MervJoshua of MervIshoʿ MaruzayaʿĪsā al-MarwazīIsho of MervIsho‘ of MervIshoʿ of MerwIshoʿ of Merv""Author of a Syriac lexicon.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/553
Ishoʿbokht of Rev Ardashir — ܝܫܘܥܒܘܟܬ
(author, late 8th cent.? )
Names: Ishoʿbokht of Rev ArdashirIshoʿbokht of Rev ArdashirIshobochtIshobokht of Rev ArdashirIsho‘bokht of Rev ArdashirIshobokt of RewardashirIshoʿbokht of Rev Ardashir""Author of a treatise on secular law; metropolitan bp. of Fars.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/554
Ishoʿdad of Merv — ܝܫܘܥܕܕ ܡܪܘܙܝܐ
(author, ca. 850 )
Names: Ishoʿdad of MervYeshu‛dad of MervIshodad of MervIshodad of MervIsho‘dad of MervIshoʿdad of MervIsho' dad e Merw""Bp. of Ḥdatta, author of commentaries on both the OT and NT.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/555
Ishoʿdnah of Basra — ܝܫܘܥܕܢܚ ܕܒܨܪܐ
(author, 9th cent. )
Names: IshoʿdnaḥYesho‛dnaḥ of BaṣraIshodenah of BasrahIshodnaḥIsho‘dnaḥIsho’denah de BasraIsho‘dnah de BasraIshoʿdnah of BasraIsho' Denah e Basra""Metropolitan of Prat d-Mayshan (Baṣra) and author.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/556
Ishoq Saliba — ܐܝܣܚܩ ܨܠܝܒܐ
(author, d. 1730)
Names: Ishoq SalibaIsḥoq Ṣaliba""Last bp. of Dayro d-Mor Abay.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/558
Ishoʿyahb I — ܝܫܘܥܝܗܒ ܐܪܙܘܢܝܐ
(author, d. 595)
Names: Ishoʿyahb IIshoyahb IIshoyahb I of ArzonIshoyahb IIsho‘yahb IIshoʿyahb IIsho'jahb I, Katholikos""Cath. ca. 581/2-95. Originating from Beth ʿArbaye, he studied at the , and was for two years its head, before becoming bp. of Arzon.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/559
Oecumenius,
comes — ܩܘܢܬ ܐܝܩܘܡܘܢܝܘܣ
(author, 6th century )
Names: Oecumenius CountOikoumenios CountOecumenius comesURI: http://syriaca.org/person/56
Ishoʿyahb II of Gdala — ܝܫܘܥܝܗܒ ܓܕܠܝܐ
(author, d. ca. 646)
Names: Ishoʿyahb of Gdala IIIshoyahb IIIshoyahb of
GedalaIshoyahb II of GdalaIsho‘yahb II of GdalaIshoʿyahb II of GdalaIsho'jahb II, Katholikos""Cath. (628-45) and author.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/560
Ishoʿyahb III of Adiabene — ܝܫܘܥܝܗܒ ܚܕܝܒܝܐ
(saintauthor, d. 659)
Names: Ishoʿyahb of Adiabene IIIIshoʿyahb III of AdiabeneIshoyahb III of AdiabeneIsho‘yahb III of AdiabeneIsho’yahb d’AdiabèneYeshōʿyab bar BesṭōhmagIsho‘yahb bar Bestohmag, catholicosĪšōʾyahḇ bar BesṭōmagIsho‘yahb bar Bestohmag, catholicosIsho'jahb III, Katholikos""Patr. (649-59), author, and liturgical reformer.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/561
Ishoʿyahb IV — ܝܫܘܥܝܗܒ ܪܒܝܥܝܐ
(author, d. 1025)
Names: Ishoʿyahb IVIshoyahb IVIshoyahb IVIsho‘yahb IVIshoʿyahb IV""Cath. (1021-5) and formerly bp. of Beth Nuhadra, and exegete of the .""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/562
Ishoʿyahb bar Malkon — ܝܫܘܥܝܗܒ ܒܪ ܡܠܟܘܢ
(author, late 12th - early 13th cent. )
Names: Ishoʿyahb bar MalkonYeshuʿyahb Bar MalkunIshoyahb bar
MalkonĪshūʿyābYashūʿyā b.
MalkūnIshoyahb bar MalkonIsho‘yahb bar MalkonYeshuyahb Bar MalkunYeshu‘yahb Bar MalkunIshoʿyahb bar Malkon""Bp. of Mardin; metropolitan bp. of Nisibis; author, mostly writing in Arabic.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/563
Isidore of Pelusium — ܐܝܣܝܕܘܪܐ
(author, late 4th/5th cent. )
Names: Isidore of PelusiumIsidore of PelusiumIsidore of Pelusium (al-Farma)""Greek author of 2000 short letters.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/564
Israel of Alqosh — ܝܣܪܝܠ ܕܐܠܩܘܫ
(author, around the end of the 16th and the first decades of the 17th cent. )
Names: Israel of AlqoshIsrael of AlqoshIsraël d’AlqoshIsrael of Alqosh""E-Syr. priest, poet, scholar, and scribe, founder of the Shikwānā (or Qashā) family of scribes.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/566
John Shahin of Amida — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܫܐܗܝܢ ܐܡܝܕܝܐ
(author, d. 1755)
Names: Iwannis YuḥanonJohn of Amid Shahin MetropolitanJohn of Amida Shahin"Scribe and bp for various dioceses He was born Yuḥanon b Shahīn b Shamo of Amid also nicknamed b al ʿAraqjanji son of..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/567
Job of Edessa — ܐܝܘܒ ܐܘܪܗܝܐ
(author, 760-835 )
Names: Job of EdessaIyob of EdessaJob of EdessaJob of EdessaAyyūb al-RuhāwīAjjûb der Gefleckte""Natural philosopher, translator, and physician, active in in the first Abbasid cent., nicknamed 'al-Abrash', or 'the Spotted'.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/568
Jacob, Cyril — ܩܘܪܝܠܠܘܣ ܝܥܩܘܒ
(author, 1912 - 199?)
Names: Jacob CyrilJacob CyrilJacob CyrilQurilos Yaʿqub""He was born in ʿAynward in Ṭur ʿAbdin, and joined Dayr al-Zaʿfarān in 1928.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/569