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Agrippa

Definition: Agrippa

Agrippa

Noun

1. Roman general who commanded the fleet that defeated the forces of Antony and Cleopatra at Actium (63-12 BC).

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

"Agrippa" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "one who causes great pain at his birth".

Date "Agrippa" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1590. (references)



Synonym: Agrippa

Synonym: Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (n). (additional references)

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Specialty Definition: Agrippa

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

This is an disambiguation page. There are several Agrippas:

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Agrippa."

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Crosswords: Agrippa

English words defined with "Agrippa": ActiumMarcus Vipsanius Agrippa. (references)
Specialty definitions using "Agrippa": Advise, Agrippa I.BlastusCity of PalacesDrusillaFelix, Festus, PorciusPersuade. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Agrippa" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Dutch (Agrippa), Latin (Agrippa).

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Commercial Usage: Agrippa

DomainTitle

Books

  • Agrippa d'Aubigne / Poete des Tragiques (reference)

  • Agrippa First: The Last King of Judaea (reference)

  • Commentaries on the Occult Philosophy of Agrippa (reference)

  • Self and symbolism in the poetry of Michelangelo, John Donne, and Agrippa d'Aubigné (reference)

  • The Principles of Astrological Geomancy: The Art of Divining by Punctuation According to Cornelius Agrippa and Others - 1889 (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Agrippa

Illustrations:
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Use in Literature: Agrippa

TitleAuthorQuote

Gulliver's Travels

Swift, Jonathan

I was so curious to know the truth of this story, that I desired Agrippa might be called, who was admiral in that fight.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Agrippa

"Agrippa" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Agrippa" is used about 174 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (proper)100%17423,577

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Derived & Related Names: Agrippa

"Agrippa" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "one who causes great pain at his birth".
 
The following table summarizes names related to "Agrippa."
NameGenderLanguageRelated Name
AgrippinaFemaleAncient RomanAgrippa
AgrippaN/ABiblicalN/A
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Expressions: Agrippa

Expressions using "Agrippa": Agrippa I. Agrippa II. Herod Agrippa I. Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Agrippa

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

agrippa

23

cornelius agrippa

11

agrippa king

7

agrippa marcus vipsanius

3

agrippa marcus

3

agrippa herod

3

agrippa e

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Agrippa

Language Translations for "Agrippa"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Dutch

  

Agrippa. (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

逆子 (breechpresentation). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

さか" (baby born feetfirst, breech birth, breechpresentation). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

agrippaay

   

Portuguese

  

Agripa. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Agrippa

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

agrippa. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Agrippa

LanguageDateSourceActs Chapter 25, Verse 13
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintHmerwn de diagenomenwn tinwn agrippaV o basileuV kai bernikh kathnthsan eiV kaisareian aspasomenoi ton fhston
Latin405VulgateEt cum dies aliquot transacti essent Agrippa rex et Bernice descenderunt Caesaream ad salutandum Festum
Middle English1395WyclifAnd whanne summe daies weren passid, Agrippa kyng, and Beronyce camen doun to Cesarie, to welcome Festus.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleAfter a certayne dayes kinge Agrippa and Bernice came vnto Cesarea to salute Festus.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea to salute Festus.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd after certain days, king Agrippa and Bernice came to Cesarea, to salute Festus.
Basic English1964OgdenNow when some days had gone by, King Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea and went to see Festus.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Agrippa

LanguageActs Chapter 25, Verse 13
AlbanianPas disa ditësh mbreti Agripa dhe Berenike erdhën në Cezare për të përshëndetur Festin.
Bulgarian3а него когато бях в Ерусалим, първосвещениците и юдейските старейшини ми подадоха жалба и искаха да го съдя.
Cebuano¶ Ug sa paglabay na sa pipila ka adlaw, si Agripa nga hari ug si Bernice nahiabut sa Cesarea aron sa pagyukbo kang Festo.
Chinese過 了 些 日 子 、 亞 基 帕 王 、 ' 百 尼 基 氏 、 來 到 該 '' 利 亞 、 問 非 斯 都 安 。
CroatianNekoliko dana poslije doðu kralj Agripa i Berenika u Cezareju da pozdrave Festa.
DanishMen da nogle Dage vare forløbne, kom Kong Agrippa og Berenike til Kæsarea og hilste på Festus.
DutchEn als enige dagen voorbijgegaan waren, kwamen de koning Agrippa en Bernice te Cesarea, om Festus te begroeten.
FinnishMuutamien päivien kuluttua kuningas Agrippa ja Bernike saapuivat Kesareaan tervehtimään Festusta.
FrenchQuelques jours après, le roi Agrippa et Bérénice arrivèrent Césarée, pour saluer Festus.
GermanAber nach etlichen Tagen kamen der König Agrippa und Bernice gen Cäsarea, Festus zu begrüßen.
Haitian Creole¶ Kèk jou apre sa, wa Agripa ak Berenis rive Sezare. Yo te vin di Festis bonjou.
HungarianNéhány nap elmúltával pedig Agrippa király és Bernicé érkezék Czézáreába, hogy köszöntsék Festust.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariTidak beberapa lama kemudian, Raja Agripa dan Bernike datang ke Kaisarea untuk mengucapkan selamat kepada Festus.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaBeberapa hari kemudian daripada itu, tibalah Baginda Agerippa dengan Bernike di Kaisaria, hendak menghormatkan Pestus.
ItalianErano trascorsi alcuni giorni, quando arrivarono a Cesarèa il re Agrippa e Berenìce, per salutare Festo.
Korean수 일 후 에 아 그 립 " 왕 과 버 니 게 가 스 도 에 게 문 안 하 러 가 이 사 랴 에 와 서
LatvianKad daþas dienas bija pagâjuðas, íçniòð Agripa un Berenîke ieradâs Cçzarejâ apsveikt Fçstu.
Maori¶ A muri iho i etahi ra, ka tae atu a Kingi Akaripa, raua ko Pereniki ki Hiharia, a ka oha ki a Petuha.
NorwegianMen da nogen dager var til ende, kom kong Agrippa og Berenike til Cesarea for å hilse på Festus.
PortuguesePassados alguns dias, o rei Agripa e Berenice vieram a Cesaréia em visita de saudação a Festo.   
RumanianDupq ckteva zile, kmpqratul Agripa wi Berenice au sosit la Cezarea, ca sq ureze de bine lui Festus.
RussianюЕТЕЪ ОЕУЛПМШЛП "ОЕК "БТШ бЗТЙ Б Й чЕТЕОЙЛБ ТЙ'ЩМЙ Ч лЕУБТЙА ПЪ"ТБЧЙФШ жЕУФБ.
Shuar¶ Tura ishichik tsawant nankaamasmatai akupin Akripia ni nuwejai Pirinísejai Jístun áujsataj tusa Sesarianam wearmiayi.
SpanishPasados algunos días, el rey Agripa y Berenice fueron a Cesarea para saludar a Festo.
SwahiliSiku chache baadaye, mfalme Agripa na Bernike walifika Kaisarea ili kutoa heshima zao kwa Festo.
SwedishEfter några dagars förlopp kommo konung Agrippa och Bernice till Cesarea och hälsade på hos Festus.
Thaiครั้นล่วงไปหลายวัน กษัตริย์อากริปปากับพระนางเบอร์นิสก็เส"็จมาเยี่ยมคำนับเฟสทัสยังเมืองซีซารียา
Ukrainian¶ Як минуло ж днів кілька, цар Агріппа й 'ерніка приїхали до Кесарії, щоб Феста вітати.
Uma¶ Uma mahae ngkai ree, Magau' Agripa hante Bernike, hilou hi ngata Kaisarea mpotabe Festus ngkai kara'ongko' -na jadi' gubernur.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Misspellings: Agrippa

Misspellings

"Agrippa" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aggrippa, Aglipay, agripa, Atropa, Atrypa. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Agrippa

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-g-i-p-p-r"

-1 letter: grappa.

-2 letters: agria.

-3 letters: agar, aria, grip, pair, papa, para, prig, raga, ragi, raia.

-4 letters: aga, air, gap, gar, gip, pap, par, pia, pig, pip, rag, rap, ria, rig, rip.

-5 letters: aa, ag, ai, ar, pa, pi.

 Words containing the letters "a-a-g-i-p-p-r"
 

+2 letters: appearing.

 

+3 letters: appareling, appraising, paraplegia, paraplegic.

 

+4 letters: apparelling, approaching, approbating, coappearing, hyperphagia, papermaking, paragraphic, paraplegias, paraplegics, preadapting, propagating, propagation, propagative, reappearing.

 

+5 letters: appertaining, appoggiatura, appraisingly, appreciating, disappearing, epigraphical, hyperphagias, paleographic, pantographic, paperhanging, papermakings, paradropping, paragraphing, paraphrasing, planographic, prepackaging, propagandist, propagandize, propagations, reappraising, sandpapering, wallpapering.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Agrippa


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

41 67 72 69 70 70 61

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000001 01100111 01110010 01101001 01110000 01110000 01100001

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#65 &#103 &#114 &#105 &#112 &#112 &#97

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0041 0067 0072 0069 0070 0070 0061

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

35738475828267

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Slideshow
6. Quotations: Fiction
7. Usage Frequency
8. Names: Derived from
9. Expressions
10. Expressions: Internet
11. Translations: Modern
12. Translations: Ancient
13. Bible Trace
14. Derivations
15. Anagrams
16. Orthography
17. Bibliography


  

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