Onomasticon
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Onomasticon is an early fourth-century geographical and biblical reference work by Eusebius of Caesarea that catalogs and explains place names mentioned in the Bible.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| English onomasticon | 1 |
| Onomasticon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T655856 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Onomasticon Context triple: [Eusebius of Caesarea, notableWork, Onomasticon]
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A.
The Names
The Names is a 1982 novel by Don DeLillo that blends political intrigue, linguistic obsession, and expatriate life in Greece and the Middle East into a meditative exploration of language, violence, and meaning.
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B.
Babel
Babel is a 2006 multi-narrative drama film directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu that interweaves interconnected stories across several countries to explore themes of communication, misfortune, and cultural misunderstanding.
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C.
The Twelve
The Twelve is a collection of twelve shorter prophetic books in the Hebrew Bible, often treated as a single unified work within the Minor Prophets.
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D.
The Harafish
The Harafish is a celebrated novel by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz that traces the rise and fall of a Cairo alley’s families across generations, blending mythic storytelling with social realism.
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E.
Horologion
The Horologion is an Eastern Orthodox liturgical book that contains the fixed daily cycle of services, including prayers, hymns, and psalms used throughout the liturgical year.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Onomasticon Target entity description: Onomasticon is an early fourth-century geographical and biblical reference work by Eusebius of Caesarea that catalogs and explains place names mentioned in the Bible.
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A.
The Names
The Names is a 1982 novel by Don DeLillo that blends political intrigue, linguistic obsession, and expatriate life in Greece and the Middle East into a meditative exploration of language, violence, and meaning.
-
B.
Babel
Babel is a 2006 multi-narrative drama film directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu that interweaves interconnected stories across several countries to explore themes of communication, misfortune, and cultural misunderstanding.
-
C.
The Twelve
The Twelve is a collection of twelve shorter prophetic books in the Hebrew Bible, often treated as a single unified work within the Minor Prophets.
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D.
The Harafish
The Harafish is a celebrated novel by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz that traces the rise and fall of a Cairo alley’s families across generations, blending mythic storytelling with social realism.
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E.
Horologion
The Horologion is an Eastern Orthodox liturgical book that contains the fixed daily cycle of services, including prayers, hymns, and psalms used throughout the liturgical year.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek prose work
ⓘ
biblical reference work ⓘ geographical reference work ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Caesarea Maritima ⓘ |
| author | Eusebius of Caesarea ⓘ |
| basedOn | text of the Bible ⓘ |
| contains |
alphabetical list of place names
ⓘ
cross-references to biblical passages ⓘ |
| dateWritten | early 4th century ⓘ |
| describes |
places mentioned in the New Testament
ⓘ
places mentioned in the Old Testament ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Palestine
ⓘ
Syria ⓘ neighboring regions of the biblical world ⓘ |
| genre |
gazetteer
ⓘ
topographical dictionary ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
later biblical encyclopedias
ⓘ
medieval geographical compilations ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDescribed |
Roman provincial period in Palestine
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biblical period ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
biblical place names
ⓘ
geography of the Holy Land ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
Greek manuscript tradition
ⓘ
later Latin versions ⓘ |
| provides |
directions between locations
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distances between locations ⓘ etymologies of place names ⓘ explanations of place names ⓘ identifications of ancient sites with contemporary settlements ⓘ |
| regionDescribed |
Holy Land
ⓘ
Phoenician civilization ⓘ
surface form:
Phoenicia
Jordan ⓘ
surface form:
Transjordan
|
| relatedTo | Eusebius of Caesarea’s biblical scholarship ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Chronicon
ⓘ
Ecclesiastical History ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Christian literature
ⓘ
early Church scholarship ⓘ |
| scholarlyImportance |
key source for locating biblical sites
ⓘ
primary source for historical geography of Palestine ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | reign of Constantine the Great ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | book of names ⓘ |
| usedBy |
archaeologists of the Levant
ⓘ
biblical scholars ⓘ historical geographers ⓘ |
| workOf | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Onomasticon Description of subject: Onomasticon is an early fourth-century geographical and biblical reference work by Eusebius of Caesarea that catalogs and explains place names mentioned in the Bible.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
English onomasticon