Ἰτουραῖος

Ἰτουραῖος, αία, αῖον (since Eupolemus [II B.C.] 723 Fgm. 2 Jac. [in Eus., PE 9, 30, 3], mostly in the pl. of the subst. masc. Ἰτουραῖοι [Appian, Mithrid. 106 §499, Bell. Civ. 5, 7, §31; Arrian, Alans 1 and 18; Jos., Ant. 13, 318]. Schürer 561–67) ἡ Ἰ. χώρα Ituraea, a region along the Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon ranges belonging to the Tetrarchy of Philip, w. Chalcis as its capital city Lk 3:1. S. Schürer loc. cit. for sources and lit.—M-M.