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# ptolemy

«ptolemy» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Ptolemy was a Greek scientist who lived in Alexandria in…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

proper noun (Ptolemy) — a name

### meaning for a pupil

1) (a name) Ptolemy was a Greek scientist who lived in Alexandria in Egypt about 1,900 years ago (around 100–170 AD); he wrote that the Earth was at the centre of the universe and made famous maps. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/ptolemy/#m1)

2) (a name) Ptolemy was also the name of several kings of ancient Egypt after Alexander the Great, including the family of Cleopatra. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/ptolemy/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: The commentator uses Ptolemy's date to argue that a passage in Sefer Yetzirah must have been added later, since the book's author lived long before him. In the primary lessons: In science history lessons Ptolemy's Earth-centred model was later replaced by Copernicus's Sun-centred model; in history lessons the Ptolemies ruled Egypt. Phrases: Ptolemy's model, the Ptolemaic kings.

### examples

- But this arrangement is undoubtedly an interpolation of a later time, as the author of the book "Yezirah" lived many years before Ptolemy. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/ptolemy/#x1)
- Ptolemy thought the Sun went round the Earth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/ptolemy/#x2)
- Ptolemy drew maps of the known world. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/ptolemy/#x3)
- Copernicus showed Ptolemy's model was wrong. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/ptolemy/#x4)
- Cleopatra came from the family of Ptolemy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/ptolemy/#x5)
- Ptolemy lived in Alexandria. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/ptolemy/#x6)
- The Ptolemy kings built the great library of Alexandria. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/ptolemy/#x7)

### note

A name: capital P. Say TOL-uh-mee; the p is silent. Adjective: Ptolemaic.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «ptolemy» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/ptolemy/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.