Γεδεών

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew גִּדְעוֹן (giḏʿōn).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Γεδεών • (Gedeṓnm (genitive Γεδεῶνος); third declension

  1. Gideon
    • New Testament, Hebr. 11:32:
      ἐπιλείψει με γὰρ διηγούμενον ὁ χρόνος περὶ Γεδεών, Βαράκ, Σαμψών, Ἰεφθάε, Δαυείδ τε καὶ Σαμουὴλ καὶ τῶν προφητῶν
      epileípsei me gàr diēgoúmenon ho khrónos perì Gedeṓn, Barák, Sampsṓn, Iephtháe, Daueíd te kaì Samouḕl kaì tôn prophētôn
      For the time would fail me if I told of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets.

Usage notes

The word is only declined by Josephus.

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