Σαμουήλ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • Σαμούηλος (Samoúēlos)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל (šmuʾél).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Σαμουήλ • (Samouḗlm (indeclinable)

  1. Samuel
    • 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

Josephus uses the form Σαμούηλος (Samoúēlos).

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