Tobias
See also: Tobiáš
English
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek Τοβίας (Tobías), from Hebrew טוֹבִיָּה (toviyá, literally “my good is YHWH”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /təˈbaɪəs/
Proper noun
Tobias
- The main character in the Book of Tobit, regarded as apocryphal by most Protestants. (biblical character)
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981:: Tobit 5:16:
- Then said he to Tobias, Prepare thyself for the journey, and God send you a good journey. And when his son had prepared all things far the journey, his father said, Go thou with this man, and God, which dwelleth in heaven, prosper your journey, and the angel of God keep you company. So they went forth both, and the young man's dog with them.
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- A male given name.
Derived terms
Translations
biblical character
male given name
Cebuano
Danish
Faroese
Usage notes
Patronymics
- son of Tobias: Tobiasarson or Tobiasson
- daughter of Tobias: Tobiasardóttir or Tobiasdóttir
Declension
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Tobias |
Accusative | Tobias |
Dative | Tobiasi |
Genitive | Tobiasar |
German
Norwegian
Portuguese
Quotations
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Tobias.
Swedish
Alternative forms
Usage notes
- Tobias was used as a Christian form of Torbjörn in the Middle Ages.
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 31 196 males with the given name Tobias living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
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