κορβᾶν

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Hebrew קָרְבָּן (qorbān, “offering, sacrifice”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κορβᾶν • (korbân) m (indeclinable)

  1. corban, gift or votive offering for the service of God

Declension

Declension of ὁ κορβᾶν; τοῦ κορβᾶν (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ κορβᾶν
ho korbân
Genitive τοῦ κορβᾶν
toû korbân
Dative τῷ κορβᾶν
tōî korbân
Accusative τὸν κορβᾶν
tòn korbân
Vocative κορβᾶν
korbân
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • κορβανᾶς (korbanâs)

Descendants

  • → English: corban
  • → Gothic: 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌽 (kaurban)
  • → Old Armenian: կորբան (korban)

Further reading

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