Ἁρμαγεδών

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew הַר מְגִדּוֹ (har Məgiddô, “mountain of Megiddo”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /har.ma.ɡe.dɔ̌ːn/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)ar.ma.ɡeˈdon/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ar.ma.ʝeˈðon/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ar.ma.ʝeˈðon/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ar.ma.ʝeˈðon/

Hyphenation: Ἁρ‧μα‧γε‧δών

Proper noun

Ἁρμαγεδών • (Harmagedṓn) m (indeclinable)

Armageddon (a mythological battleground mentioned in Revelation 16:16, where an apocalyptic battle will be fought)

Descendants

⇒ Greek: Αρμαγεδών (Armagedón), Αρμαγεδώνας (Armagedónas), Αρμαγεδδών (Armageddón), Αρμαγεδδώνας (Armageddónas)
→ English: Armageddon

References

Ἁρμαγεδών in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
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
Ἁρμαγεδών in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
G717 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
Nestle, Eberhard, Aland, Kurt with et al. (2012) Novum Testamentum Graece‎, 28th revised edition, 4th corrected printing edition, Stuttgart: Stuttgart Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, →ISBN

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