Zenobios ( el, Ζηνόβιος, link=no) is a Greek masculine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
. Feminine form:
Zenobia
Septimia Zenobia (Palmyrene Aramaic: , , vocalized as ; AD 240 – c. 274) was a third-century queen of the Palmyrene Empire in Syria. Many legends surround her ancestry; she was probably not a commoner and she married the ruler of the city, ...
. ''Zenobius'' in Latin, ''
Zanobi Zanobi is a masculine Italian given name.
Origins
From the name Greek ''Zenobios'', derived from ''Zeus'' (the God Zeus) and ''bios'' (life), the name can be translated as ''he who takes life from Zeus''.
The name is an evolution of Zenobio, which ...
'' in Italian, ''Zinobi/Zinobiy'' (Зенобий) in Bulgarian, ''Zinovi/Zinoviy'' in Russian (as well as the surname
Zinovyev Zinoviev, Zinovyev, Zinovieff (russian: Зино́вьев), or Zinovieva (feminine; Зино́вьева), as a Russian surname, derives from the personal name Zinovi, from Greek '' Zenobios''.
Notable people with the surname include:
* Alexande ...
), and ''
Zenob Zenob Glak ( hy, Զենոբ Գլակ) was an Armenian historian who became the first abbot of the Glak monastery (also known as ''Surb Karapet Monastery'', dedicated to St. John the Baptist ) in the Taron region of Greater Armenia. He began the c ...
'' in Armenian, derive from it.
The name may refer to:
*Zenobius ( 86 BC), Pontic general in the
First Mithridatic War
The First Mithridatic War (89–85 BC) was a war challenging the Roman Republic's expanding empire and rule over the Greek world. In this conflict, the Kingdom of Pontus and many Greek cities rebelling against Roman rule were led by Mithridates ...
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Zenobius
Zenobius ( grc-gre, Ζηνόβιος) was a Greek sophist, who taught rhetoric at Rome during the reign of Emperor Hadrian (AD 117–138).
Biography
He was the author of a collection of proverbs in three books, still extant in an abridged form, ...
, Greek 2nd-century sophist
*Zenobius, Greek 4nd-century rhetorician, teacher of
Libanius
Libanius ( grc-gre, Λιβάνιος, Libanios; ) was a teacher of rhetoric of the Sophist school in the Eastern Roman Empire. His prolific writings make him one of the best documented teachers of higher education in the ancient world and a criti ...
*Saint
Zenobius of Florence
Saint Zenobius ( it, San Zanobi, Zenobio) (337–417) is venerated as the first bishop of Florence. His feast day is celebrated on May 25.
Life
Born of a Florentine noble family, Zenobius was educated by his pagan parents. He came under the ...
(337–417)
*Hieromartyrs
Zenobios and Zenobia
The Holy Martyrs Zenobios and Zenobia (died 290; Greek:Ζηνόβιος/Ζινόβιος κα Ζηνοβία; Σινόβιος κα Σινοβία; Latin: Zenobius et Zenobia, Cyrillic alphabet: Зиновий и Зиновия) are recognized by ...
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