Ἰεφθάε
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Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- Ἰεφθής (Iephthḗs)
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew יִפְתָּח (yip̄tāḥ).
Pronunciation
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /i.eɸˈθa.e/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /i.efˈθa.e/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /i.efˈθa.e/
Proper noun
Ἰεφθάε • (Iephtháe) m (indeclinable)
- Jephthah
- 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.
- ἐπιλείψει με γὰρ διηγούμενον ὁ χρόνος περὶ Γεδεών, Βαράκ, Σαμψών, Ἰεφθάε, Δαυείδ τε καὶ Σαμουὴλ καὶ τῶν προφητῶν
Usage notes
Josephus uses the form Ἰεφθής (Iephthḗs).
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ Ἰεφθᾰ́ε ho Iephtháe | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Ἰεφθᾰ́ε toû Iephtháe | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Ἰεφθᾰ́ε tôi Iephtháe | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Ἰεφθᾰ́ε tòn Iephtháe | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Ἰεφθᾰ́ε Iephtháe | ||||||||||||
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