Κάϊν

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Ancient Greek

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Cain and Abel

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew קַיִן (Qayin).

Pronunciation

(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈka.in/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈka.in/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈka.in/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈka.in/

Proper noun

Κάϊν • (Káïn) m (indeclinable)

Cain

Descendants

Greek: Κάιν (Káin)
Latin: Cain

References

G2535 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

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