Ἐλισάβετ

See also: Ελισάβετ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (ʾĕlîšeḇaʿ). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Where does the /t/ come from? Greek or a Semitic feminine suffix?”)

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ἐλισάβετ • (Elisábet) f (indeclinable)

  1. (Christianity, Koine) Elizabeth (mother of John the Baptist)

Descendants

Further reading

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