Ἰωάννα

See also: Ιωάννα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (yōḥānā), feminine form of יוֹחָנָן (yōḥānān). The Ancient Greek name is also the feminine form of Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), itself adapted from יוֹחָנָן.

Pronunciation

(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /i.oˈan.na/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /i.oˈan.na/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /i.oˈan.na/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /i.oˈa.na/

Proper noun

Ἰωάννᾱ • (Iōánnā) f (genitive Ἰωάννᾱς); first declension

Joanna.

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Ἰωάννᾱ; τῆς Ἰωάννᾱς (Koine)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Ἰωάννᾱ hē Iōánnā
Genitive	τῆς Ἰωάννᾱς tês Iōánnās
Dative	τῇ Ἰωάννᾳ tēî Iōánnāi
Accusative	τὴν Ἰωάννᾱν tḕn Iōánnān
Vocative	Ἰωάννᾱ Iōánnā
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Related terms

Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs)

Descendants

English: Jane, Jean, Joan
French: Jeanne
Galician: Xoana
German: Johanna
Greek: Ιωάννα (Ioánna), Ιάννα (Iánna), Γιάννα (Giánna)
Irish: Siobhán
Italian: Giovanna
Latin: Ioanna, Iohanna, Joanna, Johanna
Portuguese: Joana
Romanian: Ioana
Russian: Ива́нна (Ivánna)
Spanish: Juana

References

Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
G2489 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible