Γολγοθᾶ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the Hebrew גולגולת.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡol.ɡo.tʰâː/ → /ɣol.ɣoˈθa/ → /ɣol.ɣoˈθa/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡol.ɡo.tʰâː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡol.ɡoˈtʰa/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɣol.ɣoˈθa/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ɣol.ɣoˈθa/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ɣol.ɣoˈθa/

Proper noun

Γολγοθᾶ • (Golgothâ) f (genitive Γολγοθᾶς); first declension

1. Golgotha.

Declension

First declension of ἡ Γολγοθᾶ; τῆς Γολγοθᾶς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Γολγοθᾶ hē Golgothâ
Genitive	τῆς Γολγοθᾶς tês Golgothâs
Dative	τῇ Γολγοθᾷ têi Golgothâi
Accusative	τὴν Γολγοθᾶν tḕn Golgothân
Vocative	Γολγοθᾶ Golgothâ
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Γολγοθάς (Golgothás)
• → Latin: Golgotha
• → Old Armenian: Գողգոթա (Gołgotʻa)

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
• Γολγοθᾶ in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• G1115 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible