Μιχαήλ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mīḵāʾēl, “Michael”, literally “Who is like God?”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /mi.kʰaː.ɛ̌ːl/ → /mi.xaˈil/ → /mi.xaˈil/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /mi.kʰaː.ɛ̌ːl/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /mi.kʰaˈe̝l/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /mi.xaˈil/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /mi.xaˈil/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /mi.xaˈil/

Proper noun

Μῐχᾱήλ • (Mikhāḗl) m (indeclinable)

1. a Hebrew and Christian male given name from Hebrew: Michael — famously held by:
   1. the Archangel Michael

Descendants

• → Coptic: ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ (mikhaēl)
• Greek: Μιχαήλ (Michaḯl), Μιχαήλος (Michaḯlos), Μιχάλης (Michális)
• → Latin: Michāēl (see there for further descendants)
• → Old Church Slavonic: Михаилъ (Mixailŭ)
  • → Romanian: Mihail
• → Russian: Міхаи́лъ (Mixaíl), Михаи́л (Mixaíl)
  • → Macedonian: Михаил (Mihail)

References

• G3413 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Greek

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mixaˈil/
• Hyphenation: Μι‧χα‧ήλ

Proper noun

Μιχαήλ • (Michaḯl) m (indeclinable)

1. The Archangel Michael.
2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Michael

See also

• Μιχάλης (Michális)