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How to Pronounce Aretas

AH-reh-tas

Aretas is pronounced AH-reh-tas (ˈɛərətəs): three syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: AIR-uh-tuhs.

What does Aretas mean?

Aretas means “agreeable, virtuous”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Who was Aretas?

Aretas was a king whose governor in Damascus set a garrison to guard the city and arrest Paul, forcing the apostle to escape by being lowered through a window in a basket down the wall (2 Corinthians 11:32).

Also pronounced

AIR-uh-tuhs

Found in Scripture

2 Corinthians 11:32

Names nearby

Areli · uh-REE-lyeArelite · uh-REE-liteAreopagite · AIR-ee-AHP-uh-giteAreopagus · ehr-ee-AH-puh-guhsAres · AIR-eezAreuna · uh-ROO-nuhAreus · AIR-ee-uhsArgob · Ar-GOBEAriarathes · AIR-ee-uh-RAY-theezAriarthes · AIR-ee-AHR-theez

In other languages

Aretas in Portuguese

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