ナザレ人
解説 Definition
Nazarene は、ナザレの人、特にナザレ出身者を指す語です。宗教や歴史の文脈では、イエスやその信奉者に関係して使われることがあります。
A Nazarene is a person from Nazareth, a town in Galilee. In historical and religious writing, the term may refer specifically to Jesus of Nazareth or, in some contexts, to one of his early followers.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Nazarene は地名 Nazareth「ナザレ」に人を示す形が付いた語として、「ナザレの人」と覚えます。通常は大文字で始め、a Nazarene のように数えられる名詞です。歴史的な住民を指す場合と、宗教文書でイエスやその信奉者を指す場合があるため、Galilee、Jesus、religious writings など周囲の語で判断します。
Link Nazarene directly to Nazareth: a Nazarene is, in its basic geographical sense, someone from that town. It is a countable noun, so English can say “a Nazarene,” and it is normally capitalized. Religious context can narrow the reference to Jesus of Nazareth or extend it to early followers associated with him. Look for nearby clues such as Galilee, Jesus, followers, or early writings. This geographical core helps prevent you from treating Nazarene as the general word for every Christian.
例文
The text describes him as a Nazarene from Galilee.
その文章は彼をガリラヤ出身のナザレ人として説明しています。
A Nazarene would have known the roads around the town well.
ナザレ人なら、その町の周りの道をよく知っていたでしょう。
The scholar explained how the word Nazarene appears in early religious writings.
その学者は、初期の宗教文書にナザレ人という語がどのように現れるかを説明しました。
nazarene の類義語・関連語
nazarene の語源・成り立ち Etymology
Nazarene は後期ラテン語 Nazarenus、ギリシャ語 Nazarenos を経て、ヘブライ語の地名 Natzerath（Nazareth）にさかのぼります。関連語は Nazareth。もともと「ナザレの人」という地名由来の呼び名なので、そのまま「ナザレ人」やイエスの呼称になりました。
Nazarene reached English through Late Latin Nazarenus and Greek forms such as Nazarēnos, all referring to Nazareth or a person associated with that town. Nazareth itself is a Hebrew place-name, though the name’s deeper derivation is not completely certain. The word began as a geographical designation, “person from Nazareth,” and gained specialized religious uses because Jesus was widely identified as being from Nazareth.
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