Ἰεριχώ

See also: Ἱεριχώ

Ancient Greek

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יְרִיחוֹ‎ (Yərīḥṓ).

Pronunciation
 

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
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