Ἠλίας

See also: Ηλίας and Ἡλίας

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
  • Ἡλίᾱς (Hēlíās), Ἠλείᾱς (Ēleíās), Ἡλείᾱς (Hēleíās)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew אֱלִיָּה (ʾĕliyyā).

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Ἠλίᾱς • (Ēlíās) m (genitive Ἠλίου); first declension

  1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Elias or Elijah
  2. Elijah, an Israelite prophet.

Usage notes

The variant Ἠλίας (Ēlías) is found in the earliest manuscripts and is considered to most likely be the authentic version.

Inflection
First declension of ὁ Ἡλίᾱς; τοῦ Ἡλίου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Ἡλίᾱς
ho Hēlíās
Genitive τοῦ Ἡλίου
toû Hēlíou
Dative τῷ Ἡλίᾳ
tôi Hēlíāi
Accusative τὸν Ἡλίᾱν
tòn Hēlíān
Vocative Ἡλίᾱ
Hēlíā
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

References
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