"Λίβανος" meaning in Ancient Greek

See Λίβανος in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /lí.ba.nos/, /ˈli.βa.nos/, /ˈli.va.nos/, /lí.ba.nos/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈli.ba.nos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈli.βa.nos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈli.va.nos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈli.va.nos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From a Semitic language, probably from a Canaanite word cognate with Hebrew לְבוֹנָה (ləḇōnā, “frankincense”) and Arabic لُبَان (lubān, “frankincense”), from Proto-West Semitic *laban- (“white”). Etymology templates: {{der|grc|sem|-}} Semitic, {{cog|he|לְבוֹנָה|t=frankincense|tr=ləḇōnā}} Hebrew לְבוֹנָה (ləḇōnā, “frankincense”), {{cog|ar|لُبَان|t=frankincense}} Arabic لُبَان (lubān, “frankincense”), {{der|grc|sem-wes-pro|*laban-|t=white}} Proto-West Semitic *laban- (“white”) Head templates: {{grc-proper noun|Λιβᾰ́νου|m|second|head=Λίβᾰνος}} Λίβᾰνος • (Líbănos) m (genitive Λιβᾰ́νου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|Λίβᾰνος|ου|form=sing}} Forms: Λίβᾰνος [canonical], Líbănos [romanization], Λιβᾰ́νου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ὁ Λίβᾰνος [nominative, singular], τοῦ Λιβᾰ́νου [genitive, singular], τῷ Λιβᾰ́νῳ [dative, singular], τὸν Λίβᾰνον [accusative, singular], Λίβᾰνε [singular, vocative]
  1. Lebanon, Mount Lebanon (a mountain range in the country of Lebanon, Western Asia) Categories (place): Mountains, Places in Lebanon
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      "ipa": "/ˈli.ba.nos/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈli.βa.nos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
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      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
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      "ipa": "/ˈli.va.nos/",
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