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Ĭtūraea

gen. Ĭtūrae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
A district of Cœlesyria; the inhabitants of which were celebrated as archers
A district of Cœlesyria, the inhabitants of which were celebrated as archers, now El-Jeidoor, Vulg. Luc. 3, 1.—
belonging to Ituræa; Ituræan; the Ituræans •
Deriv. ĭtūraeus (Ityr-), a, um, adj., of or belonging to Ituræa, Ituræan: arcus, Verg. G. 2, 448: sagittae, Luc. 5, 230; Plin. 5, 23, 19, § 81.—Subst.: ĭtū-raei, ōrum, m., the Ituræans, Cic. Phil. 2, 44, 112; 2, 8, 19.
Perseus ID: n25132 Key: Ituraea