Ἰούδας
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Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- Ἰουδᾱ́ (Ioudā́)
Etymology
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יְהוּדָה (Yəhūḏā́) and -ς (-s, declension suffix).
Pronunciation
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /iˈu.ðas/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /iˈu.ðas/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /iˈu.ðas/
Proper noun
Ἰούδᾱς • (Ioúdās) m (genitive Ἰούδᾱ); first declension
Inflection
Descendants
- → Old Armenian: Յուդա (Yuda), Յուդայ (Yuday), Յուդաս (Yudas)
- Armenian: Հուդա (Huda)
- → Latin: Iūdās, Jūdās
References
- 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
- G2455 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible