Ἐλισάβετ

See also: Ελισάβετ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (ʾĕlîšeḇaʿ).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.liˈsa.βet/ → /e.liˈsa.vet/

• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.liˈsa.bet/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.liˈsa.βet/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.liˈsa.vet/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.liˈsa.vet/

Proper noun

Ἐλισάβετ • (Elisábet) f (indeclinable)

1. (Christianity, Koine) Elizabeth (mother of John the Baptist)

Descendants

• → Gothic: 𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌸 (aileisabaiþ)
• Greek: Ελισάβετ (Elisávet)

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
• Ἐλισάβετ in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• G1665 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible