Μαγδαληνή
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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Μᾰγδᾱλά (Magdālá), Semitic origin (compare Hebrew מִגְדָּלָהּ (migdaláh)).
Pronunciation
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /maɣ.ða.liˈni/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /maɣ.ða.liˈni/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /maɣ.ða.liˈni/
Proper noun
Μαγδαληνή • (Magdalēnḗ) f (genitive Μᾰγδᾱληνῆς); first declension
- a surname of the biblical figure Mary Magdalene, typically interpreted as a toponym referencing Magdala, a city noted in the Talmud.
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ἡ Μᾰγδᾱληνή hē Magdālēnḗ | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς Μᾰγδᾱληνῆς tês Magdālēnês | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ Μᾰγδᾱληνῇ têi Magdālēnêi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν Μᾰγδᾱληνήν tḕn Magdālēnḗn | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Μᾰγδᾱληνή Magdālēnḗ | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- → English: Magdalene
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
- G3094 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible