Elias (disambiguation)
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Elias
is a given name and surname, the Greek and Latin form of Elijah.
Elias may also refer to:
Elias
Elias is the Latin transliteration of the Greek name , which in turn is the Hellenized form of the , meaning "Yahweh is my God". Another form of Eliyahu in English is Elijah.The name belonged most notably to Elijah , the Hebrew prophet...
is a given name and surname, the Greek and Latin form of Elijah.
Elias may also refer to:
People
- Elijah, the Hebrew prophet
- Elias (commentator)Elias (commentator)Elias was a Greek scholar and a commentator on Aristotle and Porphyry.He was a pupil of Olympiodorus in Alexandria in the late-6th century. His name suggests that he was a Christian. A commentary on Porphyry's Isagoge written in Greek has survived...
, 6th century Aristotelian commentator - Elias of Armenia, Armenian religious leader, Catholicos of All Armenians from 703 to 717
Songs
- "Elias", a song by DispatchDispatch (band)Dispatch is an American indie/roots band. The band consists of Brad Corrigan , Pete Francis Heimbold , and Chad Urmston ....
referring to Elias Sithole of Zimbabwe, a friend of Chad Urmston
Places
- Elias FaustoElias FaustoElias Fausto is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 is 15,045 and the area is 2020.3 km². The elevation is 605 m....
, Brazil - Elias, HuilaElias, HuilaElias, Huila is a small town located in the southern part of the Departamento del Huila....
, Colombia - Elías Piña ProvinceElías Piña ProvinceElías Piña is one of the 31 provinces of the Dominican Republic. It is located in the western part of the country, on the border with Haiti. Its capital city is Comendador....
, Dominican Republic - Mount Saint EliasMount Saint EliasMount Saint Elias, also designated Boundary Peak 186, is the second highest mountain in both Canada and the United States, being situated on the Yukon and Alaska border. It lies about southwest of Mount Logan, the highest mountain in Canada. The Canadian side is part of Kluane National Park,...
, the second highest mountain in Canada and the United States - Saint Elias MountainsSaint Elias MountainsThe Saint Elias Mountains are a subgroup of the Pacific Coast Ranges, located in southeastern Alaska in the United States, southwestern Yukon and the very far northwestern part of British Columbia in Canada. The range spans Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve in the USA and Kluane...
, a mountain range in Alaska and the Canadian Yukon - Tell Mar EliasTell Mar EliasTell Mar Elias is a hill in the Ajlun region of North Jordan. The site, northwest of Ajlun, has long been identified with Tishbe, mentioned in the Bible as the hometown or region of the Prophet Elijah ....
, Jordan - Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska
- Elias Bernstein Intermediate SchoolElias Bernstein Intermediate SchoolElias Bernstein Intermediate School 7, also known as I.S.7 and nicknamed "Bernstein", is a middle school located in the Prince's Bay section of Staten Island, New York. The school serves grades 6-8. It has been operating since 1965...
Other
- Elias coding (disambiguation)Elias coding (disambiguation)Elias coding is term used for one of two types of lossless coding schemes used in digital communications:* Shannon–Fano–Elias coding, a precursor to arithmetic coding, in which probabilities are used to determine codewords...
, a series of lossless coding schemes used in digital communications - Elias FundElias FundThe Elias Fund is a nonprofit organization funding community development and education for Zimbabwean youth.-Overview:The Elias Fund began with a simple purpose - help one man raise his children. Today EF empowers Zimbabwean communities to build a promising future for their children through poverty...
, American nonprofit organization that helps children in Zimbabwe - Elias Sports BureauElias Sports BureauThe Elias Sports Bureau is an American company that provides historical research and statistical services in the field of professional sports.In 1913, Al Munro Elias and his brother Walter established the Al Munro Elias Bureau in New York City...
, American company that provides sports statistics and research