| Figure Name | polyonymia |
| Source | Bullinger (1898) ("polyonymia; or, many names") |
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| Synonyms | many names |
| Etymology | Gr. pol'-y-o-nym'-i-a Gr. "having many names," or "more than one name:" from polys "many" and onoma "a name" |
| Type | None |
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| Definition |
1. An Application of Aenigma to the Names of Persons or Places... It is not uncommon for persons or places to be known by different names. (Bullinger, 763) |
| Example |
1. Gen. 10:10; 11:2. -"The Land of Shinar" is another name for Babel or Babylon. Babylon must be intended by "the land of Shinar" in the prophecy of the "Ephah" (Zech. 5:11). Had the name Babylon been used here it might have been urged that it was put by Enigma for some other place; but, when "the land of Shinar" is used for Babylon it can hardly be that, after this, Babylon can be used for some other name by a double use of the figure. (Bullinger, 764) |
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| Confidence | Unconfident |
| Last Editor | Ioanna Malton |
| Confidence | Unconfident |
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| Reviewed | No |