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"DARIUS" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "he that informs himself", "possess", "to be good". |
Date "DARIUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references) |
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Bible | Darius the holder or supporter, the name of several Persian kings. (1.) Darius the Mede (Dan. 11:1), "the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes" (9:1). On the death of Belshazzar the Chaldean he "received the kingdom" of Babylon as viceroy from Cyrus. During his brief reign (B.C. 538-536) Daniel was promoted to the highest dignity (Dan. 6:1, 2); but on account of the malice of his enemies he was cast into the den of lions. After his miraculous escape, a decree was issued by Darius enjoining "reverence for the God of Daniel" (6:26). This king was probably the "Astyages" of the Greek historians. Nothing can, however, be with certainty affirmed regarding him. Some are of opinion that the name "Darius" is simply a name of office, equivalent to "governor," and that the "Gobryas" of the inscriptions was the person intended by the name. (2.) Darius, king of Persia, was the son of Hystaspes, of the royal family of the Achaemenidae. He did not immediately succeed Cyrus on the throne. There were two intermediate kings, viz., Cambyses (the Ahasuerus of Ezra), the son of Cyrus, who reigned from B.C. 529-522, and was succeeded by a usurper named Smerdis, who occupied the throne only ten months, and was succeeded by this Darius (B.C. 521-486). Smerdis was a Margian, and therefore had no sympathy with Cyrus and Cambyses in the manner in which they had treated the Jews. He issued a decree prohibiting the restoration of the temple and of Jerusalem (Ezra 4:17-22). But soon after his death and the accession of Darius, the Jews resumed their work, thinking that the edict of Smerdis would be now null and void, as Darius was in known harmony with the religious policy of Cyrus. The enemies of the Jews lost no time in bringing the matter under the notice of Darius, who caused search to be made for the decree of Cyrus (q.v.). It was not found at Babylon, but at Achmetha (Ezra 6:2); and Darius forthwith issued a new decree, giving the Jews full liberty to prosecute their work, at the same time requiring the Syrian satrap and his subordinates to give them all needed help. It was with the army of this king that the Greeks fought the famous battle of Marathon (B.C. 490). During his reign the Jews enjoyed much peace and prosperity. He was succeeded by Ahasuerus, known to the Greeks as Xerxes, who reigned for twenty-one years. (3.) Darius the Persian (Neh. 12:22) was probably the Darius II. (Ochus or Nothus) of profane history, the son of Artaxerxes Longimanus, who was the son and successor of Ahasuerus (Xerxes). There are some, however, who think that the king here meant was Darius III. (Codomannus), the antagonist of Alexander the Great (B.C. 336-331). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Literature | Darius A classic way of spelling Darawesh (king), a Persian title of royalty. Gushtasp or Kishtasp assumed the title of darawesh on ascending the throne, and is the person generally called Darius the Great. Darius. Seven princes of Persia agreed that he should be king whose horse neighed first; as the horse of Darius was the first to neigh, Darius was proclaimed king. Darius, conquered by Alexander, was Dara, surnamed kuchek (the younger). When Alexander succeeded to the throne, Dara sent to him for the tribute of golden eggs, but the Macedonian returned for answer, "The bird which laid them is flown to the other world, where Dara must seek them." The Persian king then sent him a bat and ball, in ridicule of his youth; but Alexander told the messengers, with the bat he would beat the ball of power from their master's hand. Lastly, Dara sent him a bitter melon, as emblem of the grief in store for him; but the Macedonian declared that he would make the Shah eat his own fruit. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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Crosswords: DARIUS |
| English words defined with "DARIUS": battle of Issus ♦ Issus. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "DARIUS": Ahasuerus ♦ Casket Homer ♦ Darics ♦ Fifteen decisive Battles ♦ Judge's Black Cap ♦ King Chosen by the Neighing of a Horse, Kingly Titles ♦ O'roondates ♦ Parysatis ♦ Regemmelech, Regem-melech, Royal Titles ♦ Scornful Dogs will eat dirty Puddings, Scythian Defiance ♦ Xerxes. (references) |
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Screenplays | You know, Darius once said you were the saddest person he knew. (Jeffrey; writing credit: Paul Rudnick) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Portrait of Maj. Gen. Darius N. Couch, officer of the Federal Army. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "DARIUS" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 90.12% of the time. "DARIUS" is used about 81 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 90.12% | 73 | 39,105 |
| Noun (plural) | 9.88% | 8 | 124,375 |
| Total | 100.00% | 81 | N/A |
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| The following table summarizes the usage of "DARIUS" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Darius | First name Male | 13,000 | 606 |
| Darius | Last name | 170 | 44,143 |
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| "DARIUS" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "he that informs himself", "possess", "to be good". | |||
| The following table summarizes names related to "DARIUS." | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Related Name |
| Darius | N/A | Biblical | N/A |
| Daria | Female | English | Darius |
| Darian | Male, Female | English | Darius |
| Darius | Male | English | N/A |
| Dareia | Female | Greek | Darius |
| Daria | Female | Italian | Darius |
| Dario | Male | Italian | Darius |
| Daria | Female | Polish | Darius |
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Expressions using "DARIUS": Darius I ♦ Darius III ♦ Darius Milhaud ♦ Darius the Great. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "DARIUS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Greek | "άρειοσ. (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | ariusday | ||||
| Language | Date | Source | Daniel Chapter 6, Verse 7 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Tote proshlqosan oi anqrwpoi ekeinoi kai eipan enantion tou basilewV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Consilium inierunt cuncti principes regni magistratus et satrapae senatores et iudices ut decretum imperatorium exeat et edictum ut omnis qui petierit aliquam petitionem a quocumque deo et homine usque ad dies triginta nisi a te rex mittatur in lacum leonum |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Alle princes of thi rewme, and magestratis, and satrapis, senatours, and domysmen, maden a conceyle, that decree, or dom, of the emperour go out, and maundement, that eche man that shal axe eny axinge of eny god and man, vnto thritty days, no bot of thee, kyng, be sent in to the lake of lyouns. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Then these chief rulers and the captains came to the king and said to him, O King Darius, have life for ever. |
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| Language | Daniel Chapter 6, Verse 7 |
| Cebuano | Ang tanang mga presidente sa gingharian, ang mga tinugyanan ug ang mga principe, ang mga magtatambag ug ang mga gobernador, nanagsabut-sabut sa pagtukod usa ka harianon nga kabalaoran, ug pagbuhat usa ka malig-on nga sugo, nga bisan kinsa nga magapangamuyo sa bisan unsang dios kun tawo sulod sa katloan ka adlaw, gawas kanimo, Oh hari, siya igahulog sa langub sa mga leon. |
| Chinese | 國 中 的 總 長 、 欽 差 、 總 督 、 謀 士 、 ' 巡 ' 、 彼 此 商 議 、 要 立 一 條 定 的 禁 令 ． " 或 作 求 王 下 旨 要 立 一 條 云 云 〕 三 十 日 內 不 拘 何 人 、 若 在 王 以 外 或 向 神 或 向 人 求 " 麼 、 就 必 " 在 獅 子 坑 中 ． |
| Croatian | Tada proèelnici i satrapi navališe na kralja te mu rekoše: "O kralju Darije, živ bio dovijeka! |
| Danish | Derfor stormede disse Rigsråder og Satraper til Kongen og talte således til ham: "Kong Darius leve evindelig! |
| Finnish | Kaikki kuninkaalliset valtaherrat, maaherrat, satraapit, hallitusmiehet ja käskynhaltijat ovat keskenänsä neuvotelleet, että olisi annettava kuninkaallinen julistus ja vahvistettava kielto, että kuka ikinä kolmenkymmenen päivän kuluessa rukoilee jotakin yhdeltäkään jumalalta tai ihmiseltä, paitsi sinulta, kuningas, se heitettäköön jalopeurain luolaan. |
| French | Tous les chefs du royaume, les intendants, les satrapes, les conseillers, et les gouverneurs sont d`avis qu`il soit publié un édit royal, avec une défense sévère, portant que quiconque, dans l`espace de trente jours, adressera des prières quelque dieu ou quelque homme, excepté toi, ô roi, sera jeté dans la fosse aux lions. |
| German | Es haben die Fürsten des Königreichs, die Herren, die Landvögte, die Räte und Hauptleute alle Gedacht, daß man einen königlichen Befehl soll ausgehen lassen und ein strenges Gebot stellen, daß, wer in dreißig Tagen etwas bitten wird von irgend einem Gott oder Menschen außer dir, König, allein, solle zu den Löwen in den Graben geworfen werden. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Hata, maka pergilah segala menteri dan perdana menteri itu bersama-sama menghadap baginda, lalu sembahnya: Daulat tuanku, ya raja Darius! |
| Maori | Kua korerorero nga rangatira nunui katoa o te kingitanga, nga kawana, nga ariki, nga kaiwhakatakoto whakaaro, nga rangatira, kia whakatakotoria he tikanga kingi, kia whakapumautia he ture kaha, ara ki te inoia he mea e tetahi ki tetahi atua, tang ata ranei, a kia toru tekau ra ano nga ra, he mea ehara i te inoi ki a koe, e te kingi, me maka ia ki te ana o nga raiona. |
| Norwegian | Da stormet disse riksråder og satraper inn til kongen og sa til ham: Kong Darius leve evindelig! |
| Rumanian | Toate cqpeteniile kmpqrqyiei, kngrijitorii, dregqtorii, sfetnicii, wi ckrmuitorii sknt de pqrere sq se dea o poruncq kmpqrqteascq, knsoyitq de o asprq oprire, care sq spunq cq oricine va knqlya, kn timp de trei zeci de zile, rugqciuni cqtre vreun dumnezeu sau cqtre vreun om, afarq de tine, kmpqrate, va fi aruncat kn groapa cu lei. |
| Russian | чУЕ ЛОСЪШС "БТУФЧБ, ОБНЕУФОЙЛЙ, УБФТБ Щ, УПЧЕФОЙЛЙ Й ЧПЕОБЮБМШОЙЛЙ УПЗМБУЙМЙУШ НЕЦ"Х УП'ПА, ЮФП'Щ У"ЕМБОП 'ЩМП "БТУЛПЕ ПУФБОПЧМЕОЙЕ Й ЙЪ"БОП ПЧЕМЕОЙЕ, ЮФП'Щ, ЛФП Ч ФЕЮЕОЙЕ ФТЙ""БФЙ "ОЕК 'Х"ЕФ ТПУЙФШ ЛБЛПЗП-МЙ'П 'ПЗБ ЙМЙ ЮЕМПЧЕЛБ, ЛТПНЕ ФЕ'С, "БТШ, ФПЗП 'ТПУЙФШ Ч МШЧЙОЩК ТПЧ. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: radius. | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-i-r-s-u" | |
-1 letter: auris, duras, raids. | |
-2 letters: aids, airs, arid, dais, dura, rads, raid, rias, rids, sadi, said, sard, sari, sura, surd, urds, ursa. | |
-3 letters: ads, aid, air, ais, ars, dis, dui, ids, rad, ras, ria, rid, sad, sau, sir, sri, urd. | |
-4 letters: ad, ai, ar, as, id, is, si, us. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-i-r-s-u" | |
+1 letter: durians, dysuria, guisard, radiums, residua, sardius, subarid, sudaria. | |
+2 letters: auditors, daubries, denarius, dinosaur, diurnals, dysurias, guisards, pagurids, quadrics, queridas, radiuses, residual, subacrid, sudaries, sudarium, unbraids, unitards, unraised, upbraids, upraised, uranides. | |
+3 letters: absurdism, absurdist, absurdity, acidurias, adularias, crusading, cuirassed, daiquiris, dauberies, dinosaurs, dissuader, durations, duratives, eupatrids, feudaries, fluidrams, gauderies, guardians, indurates, laundries, muraenids, nursemaid, outraised, preaudits, residuals, residuary, rigaudons, ruralised, sardiuses, saturniid, squalider, sudatoria, urbanised. | |
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