Ἰεριχώ

Ἰεριχώ

See also: Ἱεριχώ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Ἰερειχώ (Iereikhṓ), Ἱερειχώ (Hiereikhṓ), Ἱεριχοῦς (Hierikhoûs), Ἱεριχώ (Hierikhṓ)

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יְרִיחוֹ‎ (Yərīḥṓ).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /i.e.riˈxo/ → /i.e.riˈxo/

• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /i.e.riˈxo/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /i.e.riˈxo/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /i.e.riˈxo/

Proper noun

Ἰερῑχώ • (Ierīkhṓ) f (indeclinable)

1. Jericho

Inflection

Declension of ἡ Ἰερῑχώ; τῆς Ἰερῑχώ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Ἰερῑχώ hē Ierīkhṓ
Genitive	τῆς Ἰερῑχώ tês Ierīkhṓ
Dative	τῇ Ἰερῑχώ têi Ierīkhṓ
Accusative	τὴν Ἰερῑχώ tḕn Ierīkhṓ
Vocative	Ἰερῑχώ Ierīkhṓ
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• English: Jericho
• Greek: Ιεριχώ (Ierichó)

Usage notes

The variant Ἰεριχώ (Ierikhṓ) is found on more reliable manuscripts and is considered to more likely be the authentic version.

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
• G2410 in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979