Does "apipiora" mean anything in Greek?

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strnbrg
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Does "apipiora" mean anything in Greek?

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Is there a Greek word that sounds like "apipiora" and means "prince"?

Background: I've been wondering about the etymology of the Hebrew word for "pope". According to a good dictionary, the origin is an Aramaic word borrowed (and no doubt mangled a bit) from Greek. "Apipiora" is how that Aramaic word would look in the Roman alphabet. Or if this helps, in Aramaic it's spelled
אַפּיפּיורָא

C. S. Bartholomew
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Re: Does "apipiora" mean anything in Greek?

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Looks like this is discussing your topic:

http://www.balashon.com/2009/05/afifyor.html
C. Stirling Bartholomew

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