Ἐλισσαῖος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
  • Ἐλισαῖος (Elisaîos) – New Testament
  • Ελισαιε (Elisaie) – Septuagint

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אֱלִישָׁע‎ (ʾĕlîšāʿ, literally “My God is salvation”).

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Ἐλισσαῖος • (Elissaîos) m (genitive Ἐλισσαίου); second declension

  1. Elisha (Biblical prophet)
  2. A male given name, equivalent to English Elisha

Declension
Second declension of ὁ Ἐλισσαῖος; τοῦ Ἐλισσαίου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Ἐλισσαῖος
ho Elissaîos
Genitive τοῦ Ἐλισσαίου
toû Elissaíou
Dative τῷ Ἐλισσαίῳ
tôi Elissaíōi
Accusative τὸν Ἐλισσαῖον
tòn Elissaîon
Vocative Ἐλισσαῖε
Elissaîe
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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