Μιχαήλ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew מִיכָאֵל‎ (mikha'él, “Michael”, literally “Who is like God?”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /mi.kʰaː.ɛ̌ːl/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /mi.kʰaˈel/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /mi.xaˈil/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /mi.xaˈil/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /mi.xaˈil/

Proper noun

Μῐχᾱήλ • (Mikhāḗl) m (indeclinable)

A Hebrew and Christian male given name: Michael — famously held by:
1. the Archangel Michael

Descendants

→ Coptic: ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ (mikhaēl)
Greek: Μιχαήλ (Michaḯl), Μιχάλης (Michális)
→ Latin: Michāēl (see there for further descendants)
→ Russian: Міхаи́лъ (Mixaíl), Михаи́л (Mixaíl)
- → Macedonian: Михаил (Mihail)

References

G3413 in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979

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