ἀλληλούϊα

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ἁλληλουϊά (hallēlouïá)

Etymology

From Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (halləlûyāh, “Praise Jah!”).

Pronunciation

(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /al.le̝ˈlu.i.a/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /al.liˈlu.i.a/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /al.liˈlu.i.a/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.liˈlu.i.a/

Interjection

ἀλληλούϊα • (allēloúïa)

(Koine) hallelujah

Descendants

Greek: αλληλούια (alliloúia)
→ Latin: allēlūia
- French: alléluia
- Italian: alleluia
- Spanish: aleluya
  - → Cebuano: aleluya
  - → Tagalog: aleluya
- → English: alleluia
- → Irish: aililiú
- → Polish: alleluja

Further reading

G239 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

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