Ἰεφθάε

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew יִפְתָּח (yip̄tāḥ).

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Ἰεφθάε • (Iephtháe) m (indeclinable)

  1. Jephthah
    • 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 Ἰεφθής (Iephthḗs).

Inflection
Declension of ὁ Ἰεφθᾰ́ε; τοῦ Ἰεφθᾰ́ε (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Ἰεφθᾰ́ε
ho Iephtháe
Genitive τοῦ Ἰεφθᾰ́ε
toû Iephtháe
Dative τῷ Ἰεφθᾰ́ε
tôi Iephtháe
Accusative τὸν Ἰεφθᾰ́ε
tòn Iephtháe
Vocative Ἰεφθᾰ́ε
Iephtháe
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References
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