Ἡλεί
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- Ἠλί (Ēlí), Ἡλί (Hēlí)
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew עֵלִי (ʿēlî).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /hɛː.lěː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /(h)e̝ˈli/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /iˈli/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /iˈli/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /iˈli/
Proper noun
Ἡλεί • (Hēleí) m (indeclinable)
- Eli, a given name, most famously held by the high priest of the books of Samuel.
Usage notes
As is the case with many proper nouns, the LXX does not have accentuation nor breathing marks on Ηλι. The variant Ἠλί (Ēlí) is found on the earliest manuscripts and is considered to most likely be the authentic spelling.
Descendants
- Greek: Ηλεί (Ileí)
References
- Nestle, Eberhard; Aland, Kurt; et al. (2012) Novum Testamentum Graece, 28th revised edition, 4th corrected printing edition, Stuttgart: Stuttgart Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, →ISBN
- 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
- G2242 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible