Μιχαήλ
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mīḵāʾēl, “Michael”, literally “Who is like God?”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /mi.kʰaː.ɛ̌ːl/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /mi.kʰaˈe̝l/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /mi.xaˈil/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /mi.xaˈil/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /mi.xaˈil/
Proper noun
Μῐχᾱήλ • (Mikhāḗl) m (indeclinable)
- a Hebrew and Christian male given name from Hebrew: Michael — famously held by:
- the Archangel Michael
Descendants
- → Coptic: ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ (mikhaēl)
- Greek: Μιχαήλ (Michaḯl), Μιχαήλος (Michaḯlos), Μιχάλης (Michális)
- → Latin: Michāēl (see there for further descendants)
- → Old Church Slavonic: Михаилъ (Mixailŭ)
- → Romanian: Mihail
- → Russian: Міхаи́лъ (Mixaíl), Михаи́л (Mixaíl)
- → Macedonian: Михаил (Mihail)
References
- G3413 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mixaˈil/
- Hyphenation: Μι‧χα‧ήλ
Proper noun
Μιχαήλ • (Michaḯl) m (indeclinable)
- The Archangel Michael.
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Michael
See also
- Μιχάλης (Michális)