Ἱεριχώ

See also: Ἰεριχώ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יְרִיחוֹ‎ (Yərīḥṓ), influenced by the Greek word ῐ̔ερός (hierós, “holy”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hi.e.riː.kʰɔ̌ː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)i.e.riˈkʰo/
(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

Ῐ̔ερῑχώ • (Hierīkhṓ) f (genitive Ῐ̔ερῑχοῦς); third declension

Alternative form of Ἰερῑχώ (Ierīkhṓ)

Usage notes

While Ἱεριχώ (Hierikhṓ) is inflected by Josephus, the New Testament and Septuagint treat it as indeclinable. The variant Ἰεριχώ (Ierikhṓ) is found on more reliable manuscripts and is considered to more likely be the authentic version.

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ Ῐ̔ερῑχώ; τῆς Ῐ̔ερῑχοῦς (Attic)

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

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, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible