Ἐλισάβετ

See also: Ελισάβετ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע‎ (ʾĕlîšeḇaʿ).

Pronunciation

(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɛ.liˈsa.bɛt/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.liˈsa.βet/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.liˈsa.vet/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.liˈsa.vet/

Proper noun

Ἐλισάβετ • (Elisábet) f (indeclinable)

(Christianity, Koine) Elizabeth (mother of John the Baptist)

Descendants

→ Gothic: 𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌸 (aileisabaiþ)
Greek: Ελισάβετ (Elisávet)

Further reading

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
Ἐλισάβετ in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2019)
G1665 in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979

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