Σαμουήλ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Σαμούηλος (Samoúēlos)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל (šmuʾél).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /sa.muˈil/ → /sa.muˈil/

• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /sa.muˈil/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /sa.muˈil/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /sa.muˈil/

Proper noun

Σαμουήλ • (Samouḗl) m (indeclinable)

1. Samuel
   • New Testament, Hebr. 11:32:

     ἐπιλείψει με γὰρ διηγούμενον ὁ χρόνος περὶ Γεδεών, Βαράκ, Σαμψών, Ἰεφθάε, Δαυείδ τε καὶ Σαμουὴλ καὶ τῶν προφητῶν

     epileípsei me gàr diēgoúmenon ho khrónos perì Gedeṓn, Barák, Sampsṓn, Iephtháe, Daueíd te kaì Samouḕl kaì tôn prophētôn

     For the time would fail me if I told of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets.

Usage notes

Josephus uses the form Σαμούηλος (Samoúēlos).

Inflection

Declension of ὁ Σαμουήλ; τοῦ Σαμουήλ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Σαμουήλ ho Samouḗl
Genitive	τοῦ Σαμουήλ toû Samouḗl
Dative	τῷ Σαμουήλ tôi Samouḗl
Accusative	τὸν Σαμουήλ tòn Samouḗl
Vocative	Σαμουήλ Samouḗl
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• G4545 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible