Γάζαν (Gazan)

Γάζαν is an Ancient Greek form of Γάζα, meaning “Gaza — a very ancient and important city of Palestine Proper, first mentioned in the southern border…”. It is the accusative singular feminine noun or adjective.

It can also be a form of γάζα, “treasure; large sum of money”. It is the accusative singular feminine noun or adjective.

Found 35 times in the Ancient Greek texts on Socratos.

Where it is used

Plutarch, Alexander 25.3: μετὰ δὲ ταῦτα πολιορκοῦντι Γάζαν αὐτῷ, τῆς Συρίας μεγίστην πόλιν, ἐμπίπτει βῶλος εἰς τὸν ὦμον ἀφεθεὶς ἄνωθεν ὑπὸ ὄρνιθος, ὁ δὲ ὄρνις ἐφʼ ἓν τῶν μηχανημάτων καθίσας ἔλαθεν ἐνσχεθεὶς τοῖς νευρίνοις κεκρυφάλοις, οἷς πρὸς τὰς ἐπιστροφὰς τῶν σχοινίων ἐχρῶντο.

All forms of Γάζα (declension table)

Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Liddell-Scott-Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.