Esaias

English

Etymology

New Testament Ancient Greek Ἠσᾰΐᾱς (Ēsăḯās), from Hebrew יְשַׁעְיָהוּ (yəšaʿyā́hū, “Isaiah”).

Proper noun

Esaias

1. Isaiah (biblical character).
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC:
     , Matthew 4:14:

     That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, […]

Finnish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἠσᾰΐᾱς (Ēsăḯās), from Biblical Hebrew יְשַׁעְיָהוּ (yəšaʿyā́hū).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈesɑi̯.ɑs/, [ˈe̞s̠ɑ̝i̯.ɑ̝s̠]
• Rhymes: -esɑiɑs
• Syllabification^(key): E‧sai‧as
• Hyphenation^(key): E‧sai‧as

Proper noun

Esaias

1. (dated) Isaiah (in older translations of the Bible)
2. (rare as a first name) a male given name of biblical origin

Declension

Inflection of Esaias (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative		Esaias	Esaiakset
genitive		Esaiaksen	Esaiasten Esaiaksien
partitive		Esaiasta	Esaiaksia
illative		Esaiakseen	Esaiaksiin
		singular	plural
nominative		Esaias	Esaiakset
accusative	nom.	Esaias	Esaiakset
	gen.	Esaiaksen
genitive		Esaiaksen	Esaiasten Esaiaksien
partitive		Esaiasta	Esaiaksia
inessive		Esaiaksessa	Esaiaksissa
elative		Esaiaksesta	Esaiaksista
illative		Esaiakseen	Esaiaksiin
adessive		Esaiaksella	Esaiaksilla
ablative		Esaiakselta	Esaiaksilta
allative		Esaiakselle	Esaiaksille
essive		Esaiaksena	Esaiaksina
translative		Esaiakseksi	Esaiaksiksi
abessive		Esaiaksetta	Esaiaksitta
instructive		—	Esaiaksin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Esaias (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Esaiakseni Esaiakseni accusative nom. Esaiakseni Esaiakseni gen. Esaiakseni genitive Esaiakseni Esaiasteni Esaiaksieni partitive Esaiastani Esaiaksiani inessive Esaiaksessani Esaiaksissani elative Esaiaksestani Esaiaksistani illative Esaiakseeni Esaiaksiini adessive Esaiaksellani Esaiaksillani ablative Esaiakseltani Esaiaksiltani allative Esaiakselleni Esaiaksilleni essive Esaiaksenani Esaiaksinani translative Esaiaksekseni Esaiaksikseni abessive Esaiaksettani Esaiaksittani instructive — — comitative — Esaiaksineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Esaiaksesi Esaiaksesi accusative nom. Esaiaksesi Esaiaksesi gen. Esaiaksesi genitive Esaiaksesi Esaiastesi Esaiaksiesi partitive Esaiastasi Esaiaksiasi inessive Esaiaksessasi Esaiaksissasi elative Esaiaksestasi Esaiaksistasi illative Esaiakseesi Esaiaksiisi adessive Esaiaksellasi Esaiaksillasi ablative Esaiakseltasi Esaiaksiltasi allative Esaiaksellesi Esaiaksillesi essive Esaiaksenasi Esaiaksinasi translative Esaiakseksesi Esaiaksiksesi abessive Esaiaksettasi Esaiaksittasi instructive — — comitative — Esaiaksinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Esaiaksemme Esaiaksemme accusative nom. Esaiaksemme Esaiaksemme gen. Esaiaksemme genitive Esaiaksemme Esaiastemme Esaiaksiemme partitive Esaiastamme Esaiaksiamme inessive Esaiaksessamme Esaiaksissamme elative Esaiaksestamme Esaiaksistamme illative Esaiakseemme Esaiaksiimme adessive Esaiaksellamme Esaiaksillamme ablative Esaiakseltamme Esaiaksiltamme allative Esaiaksellemme Esaiaksillemme essive Esaiaksenamme Esaiaksinamme translative Esaiakseksemme Esaiaksiksemme abessive Esaiaksettamme Esaiaksittamme instructive — — comitative — Esaiaksinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Esaiaksenne Esaiaksenne accusative nom. Esaiaksenne Esaiaksenne gen. Esaiaksenne genitive Esaiaksenne Esaiastenne Esaiaksienne partitive Esaiastanne Esaiaksianne inessive Esaiaksessanne Esaiaksissanne elative Esaiaksestanne Esaiaksistanne illative Esaiakseenne Esaiaksiinne adessive Esaiaksellanne Esaiaksillanne ablative Esaiakseltanne Esaiaksiltanne allative Esaiaksellenne Esaiaksillenne essive Esaiaksenanne Esaiaksinanne translative Esaiakseksenne Esaiaksiksenne abessive Esaiaksettanne Esaiaksittanne instructive — — comitative — Esaiaksinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Esaiaksensa Esaiaksensa accusative nom. Esaiaksensa Esaiaksensa gen. Esaiaksensa genitive Esaiaksensa Esaiastensa Esaiaksiensa partitive Esaiastaan Esaiastansa Esaiaksiaan Esaiaksiansa inessive Esaiaksessaan Esaiaksessansa Esaiaksissaan Esaiaksissansa elative Esaiaksestaan Esaiaksestansa Esaiaksistaan Esaiaksistansa illative Esaiakseensa Esaiaksiinsa adessive Esaiaksellaan Esaiaksellansa Esaiaksillaan Esaiaksillansa ablative Esaiakseltaan Esaiakseltansa Esaiaksiltaan Esaiaksiltansa allative Esaiakselleen Esaiaksellensa Esaiaksilleen Esaiaksillensa essive Esaiaksenaan Esaiaksenansa Esaiaksinaan Esaiaksinansa translative Esaiaksekseen Esaiakseksensa Esaiaksikseen Esaiaksiksensa abessive Esaiaksettaan Esaiaksettansa Esaiaksittaan Esaiaksittansa instructive — — comitative — Esaiaksineen Esaiaksinensa

Related terms

• Esa
• Jesaja

Statistics

• The given name Esaias belongs to 13 male individuals (and as a middle name to 485 more, making it overwhelmingly more common as a middle name), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Latin

Alternative forms

• Es., Isa. (abbreviation)
• Ī̆sāïās (Vulgate spelling)

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Ἠσᾰΐᾱς (Ēsăḯās), from the Biblical Hebrew יְשַׁעְיָהוּ (Yəšaʿyā́hū).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [eːˈsaː.i.aːs], [ɛˈsaː.i.aːs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [eˈs̬aː.i.as]

Proper noun

Ē̆sāïās m sg (genitive Ē̆sāïae); first declension

1. Isaiah (prophet)
2. Isaiah (Book of Isaiah)

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

	singular
nominative	Ē̆sāïās
genitive	Ē̆sāïae
dative	Ē̆sāïae
accusative	Ē̆sāïān Ē̆sāïam
ablative	Ē̆sāïā
vocative	Ē̆sāïā

Derived terms

• ē̆sāïānus

Descendants

• French: Isaïe

References

• “Ē̆sāĭās”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Esaïās”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 602/1.

Further reading

• Liber Isaiae on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^la
• Isaias on the Latin Wikisource.Wikisource ^la

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Esaias c (genitive Esaias)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Isaiah (Jesaja in the modern Swedish Bible)