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IMRef_44
IM Reference no.
IMRef_44: Name of Prochoros
Stable url
Trismegistos
TM
namref 172298
Reference
Illustration
Attestation
ⲡⲣⲟⲭⲟⲣⲟⲥ
Translation
Prochoros
Description
Greek male name meaning 'leader of the dance', deriving from the New Testament figure of one of the Seven Deacons; attested thrice in Nubia twice for men, once unmarked for gender
Text
628
Provenance
unknown
Date
696 or 697–after 710
Language
Greek/Coptic
Linguistic context
Coptic
Side/page
1
Column
Line
?
Latest edition
P. Lond. Copt. 447, pp. 209–211
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Gender not specified.
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.57: Name: foreign (Greek), male, Christian
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.57:
- gender: male
- religion: Christian
Person
104068: Prochoros
Role
witness
Name
27718: Prochoros
Name variant
60045: ⲡⲣⲟⲭⲟⲣⲟⲥ
Second name
Second name variant
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