Ἰσραήλ

See also: Ισραήλ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew ישראל‎ (Yiśrāʼēl, “struggling with El”).

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Ἰσρᾱήλ • (Isrāḗl) m (indeclinable)

(Koine, Byzantine)
  1. Israel, a name given to the Jewish patriarch Jacob.
  2. Israel, the descendants of Jacob which formed a nation.
  3. the term is also often applied to the Christian community in the NT, the "New Israel."

Inflection
Declension of ὁ Ἰσρᾱήλ; τοῦ Ἰσρᾱήλ (Koine)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Ἰσρᾱήλ
ho Isrāḗl
Genitive τοῦ Ἰσρᾱήλ
toû Isrāḗl
Dative τῷ Ἰσρᾱήλ
tôi Isrāḗl
Accusative τὸν Ἰσρᾱήλ
tòn Isrāḗl
Vocative Ἰσρᾱήλ
Isrāḗl
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

Descendants

References
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