Βηθλέεμ

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew בֵּית לֶחֶם (bēṯ léḥem).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bɛː.tʰlé.em/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /be̝ˈtʰle.em/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /βiˈθle.em/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /viˈθle.em/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /viˈθle.em/

Proper noun

Βηθλέεμ • (Bēthléem) f (indeclinable)

Alternative form of Βηθλεέμ (Bēthleém)

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

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