Ἐλισσαῖος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • Ἐλισαῖος (Elisaîos) — New Testament
  • Ἐλισαιέ (Elisaié) — Septuagint

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אֱלִישָׁע (ʾĕlîšāʿ, literally “My God is salvation”).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ἐλισσαῖος • (Elissaîos) m (genitive Ἐλισσαίου); second declension

  1. Elisha (Biblical prophet)
  2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Elisha

Declension

Second declension of ὁ Ἐλισσαῖος; τοῦ Ἐλισσαίου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Ἐλισσαῖος
ho Elissaîos
Genitive τοῦ Ἐλισσαίου
toû Elissaíou
Dative τῷ Ἐλισσαίῳ
tōî Elissaíōi
Accusative τὸν Ἐλισσαῖον
tòn Elissaîon
Vocative Ἐλισσαῖε
Elissaîe
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: Ελισσαίος (Elissaíos)
  • → Latin: Elīseus
  • → Old Armenian: Եղիսէ (Ełisē)

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