Σαμψών

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְשׁוֹן (śimśōn).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Σαμψών (Sampsṓnm (genitive Σαμψῶνος); third declension

  1. (biblical) Samson, a judge of Israel.
    • New Testament, Hebr. 11:32:
      ἐπιλείψει με γὰρ διηγούμενον ὁ χρόνος περὶ Γεδεών, Βαράκ, Σαμψών, Ἰεφθάε, Δαυείδ τε καὶ Σαμουὴλ καὶ τῶν προφητῶν
      epileípsei me gàr diēgoúmenon ho khrónos perì Gedeṓn, Barák, Sampsṓn, Iephtháe, Daueíd te kaì Samouḕl kaì tôn prophētôn
      For the time would fail me if I told of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets.

Usage notes

While Josephus and certain passages in Judges decline Σαμψών (Sampsṓn), most other biblical sources treat it as indeclinable.

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: Σαμψών (Sampsón); Σαμψώνας (Sampsónas)

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