Δαβίδ

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Δαυίδ
• Δαυείδ

Etymology

From the Hebrew דּוד

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /da͜abi͜íd/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /daːbíːd/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /ðaβíð/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /ðavíð/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /ðavíð/

Proper noun

Δαβίδ (Indeclinable); m, (Dābīd)

1. David.

Usage notes

Δαυίδ is the variant found on the most reliable manuscripts and is considered to most likely be the authentic version.

References

• Bauer lexicon
• Strong's Concordance number: G1138