Νιφάτης
From LSJ
αἰτήσεις ἀκοὐεις σῶν ἱκετῶν· ταχἐως συνδραμεῖς ἀναπαὐων εὐεργετῶν· ἰάματα παρἐχεις, Ἱερἀρχα, τῇ πρὀς Θεὀν παρρησἰᾳ κοσμοὐμενος → You hear the prayers of your suppliants; quickly you come to their assistance, bringing relief and benefits; you provide the remedies, Archbishop, since you are endowed with free access to God.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
Νῐφάτης: ου (ᾱ) ὁ Нифат (горная цепь в древней Армении, вост. продолжение Тавра к оз. Ван) Plut.
Greco-Persian Names
Hypc. form based upon APers. napāt, grandson, Av. napāt (NPers. nava), Skt. napāt + suffix a; perhaps connected with Apam Napat, genius of the waters; cf. Justi, NB. 229; Bthl., Wb. 1039; also Ἀπάμα.
