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Saturday, May 11th, 2024
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Coracin
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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(κορακῖνος, a Latinized form for κορακινός, from κόρἀξ, a raven), a kind of fish (so called probably from its black color), found, according to Josephus (War, 3. 10, 8), in the spring of Capernaum (q.v.) and in the Nile (Theophylact, Hist. 7:17; Oribasins, Medic. Collect. 2:58); accustomed to leap like the salmon (Pliny, 32:5, 10), and called likewise the saperda (Athenseus, 7:16) and other names (Stevens, Thes. Gr. s.v.; Reland, Palest. p. 274).
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Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Coracin'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/coracin.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Coracin'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/coracin.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
