Εὔα

See also: Εύα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew חַוָּה (khavá).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ěu̯.aː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈe.wa/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈe.βa/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈe.va/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈe.va/

Proper noun

Εὔᾱ • (Eúā) f (genitive Εὔᾱς); first declension

Eve (wife of Adam)

Usage notes

There are two references to Adam’s wife by name in the Old Testament. The LXX translates the first occurrence (Genesis 3:20) with ζωή (zōḗ, “life”), and transliterates the second (Genesis 4:1) with Εὔα (Eúa). Both New Testament references (2 Corinthians 11:3, 1 Timothy 2:13) use Εὔα (Eúa).

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Εὔᾱ; τῆς Εὔᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Εὔᾱ hē Eúā
Genitive	τῆς Εὔᾱς tês Eúās
Dative	τῇ Εὔᾳ tēî Eúāi
Accusative	τὴν Εὔᾱν tḕn Eúān
Vocative	Εὔᾱ Eúā
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Greek: Εύα (Éva)
⇒ Belarusian: Е́ва (Jéva)
⇒ French: Ève
→ Icelandic: Eva
→ Latin: Eva (see there for further descendants)
⇒ Russian: Е́ва (Jéva)

References

“Εὔα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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
G2096 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible