Μακκαβαῖος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Septuagint transliteration of Hebrew מַכַּבִּי (makkabbī).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /mak.ka.bâi̯.os/ → /ma.kaˈβɛ.os/ → /ma.kaˈve.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /mak.ka.bâi̯.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /mak.kaˈbɛ.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ma.kaˈβɛ.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ma.kaˈve.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ma.kaˈve.os/

Noun

Μᾰκκᾰβαῖος • (Makkabaîos) m (genitive Μᾰκκᾰβαίου); second declension

1. (biblical) a Maccabee

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Μᾰκκᾰβαῖος; τοῦ Μᾰκκᾰβαίου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Μᾰκκᾰβαῖος ho Makkabaîos	τὼ Μᾰκκᾰβαίω tṑ Makkabaíō	οἱ Μᾰκκᾰβαῖοι hoi Makkabaîoi
Genitive	τοῦ Μᾰκκᾰβαίου toû Makkabaíou	τοῖν Μᾰκκᾰβαίοιν toîn Makkabaíoin	τῶν Μᾰκκᾰβαίων tôn Makkabaíōn
Dative	τῷ Μᾰκκᾰβαίῳ tôi Makkabaíōi	τοῖν Μᾰκκᾰβαίοιν toîn Makkabaíoin	τοῖς Μᾰκκᾰβαίοις toîs Makkabaíois
Accusative	τὸν Μᾰκκᾰβαῖον tòn Makkabaîon	τὼ Μᾰκκᾰβαίω tṑ Makkabaíō	τοὺς Μᾰκκᾰβαίους toùs Makkabaíous
Vocative	Μᾰκκᾰβαῖε Makkabaîe	Μᾰκκᾰβαίω Makkabaíō	Μᾰκκᾰβαῖοι Makkabaîoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Latin: Maccabaeus
  • English: Maccabee

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