Βηθλεέμ
See also: Βηθλέεμ
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- Βαιθλεέμ (Baithleém), Βαιθλάεμ (Baithláem)
Etymology
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew בֵּית לֶחֶם (bêṯ leḥem).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /bɛː.tʰle.ém/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /be̝.tʰleˈem/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /βi.θleˈem/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /vi.θleˈem/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /vi.θleˈem/
Proper noun
Βηθλεέμ • (Bēthleém) f (indeclinable)
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ Βηθλεέμ hē Bēthleém | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς Βηθλεέμ tês Bēthleém | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ Βηθλεέμ tēî Bēthleém | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν Βηθλεέμ tḕn Bēthleém | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Βηθλεέμ Bēthleém | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- Greek: Βηθλεέμ (Vithleém)
- → Aghwan: 𐔱𐔴𐔸𐔾𐔰𐕆𐔴𐕌 (betlahem)
- → Latin: Bēthlehēmum, Bēthleëm, Bēthlēēm, Bēthlehem, Bēthlem (see there for further descendants)
- → Old Armenian: Բեթղեհէմ (Betʻłehēm)
- → Old Church Slavonic: Витьлеемъ (Vitĭlejemŭ), Виѳлеемь (Viθlejemĭ), Витьлѣима (Vitĭlěima)
- → Old Georgian: ბეთლემი (betlemi)
- → Gothic: 𐌱𐌴𐌸𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌼 (bēþlaihaim)
References
- Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
- Βηθλεέμ in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
- G965 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible