Ἐμμαοῦς

See also: Ἐμμαούς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • Ἐμμαούς (Emmaoús)
  • Ἀμμαοῦς (Ammaoûs), Ἀμμαθοῦς (Ammathoûs)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ἐμμαοῦς • (Emmaoûsf (genitive Ἐμμαοῦντος); third declension

  1. Emmaus, a town in Judea
    • 50 CE – 100 CE, The Gospel of Luke 24:13:
      Καὶ ἰδοὺ δύο ἐξ αὐτῶν ἦσαν πορευόμενοι ἐν αὐτῇ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ εἰς κώμην ἀπέχουσαν σταδίους ἑξήκοντα ἀπὸ Ἱερουσαλήμ, ᾗ ὄνομα Ἐμμαοῦς.
      Kaì idoù dúo ex autôn êsan poreuómenoi en autēî tēî hēmérāi eis kṓmēn apékhousan stadíous hexḗkonta apò Hierousalḗm, hēî ónoma Emmaoûs.
      And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs. (KJV)

Usage notes

The variant Ἐμμαοῦς (Emmaoûs) is found in earlier manuscripts and is considered to more likely be the authentic version.

Declension

Descendants

  • Greek: Εμμαούς (Emmaoús)
  • Latin: Emmaūs

References