Γολιάθ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew גָּלְיָת (golyāṯ).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɣo.liˈaθ/ → /ɣo.liˈaθ/

• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡo.liˈatʰ/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɣo.liˈaθ/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ɣo.liˈaθ/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ɣo.liˈaθ/

Proper noun

Γολιᾱ́θ • (Goliā́th) m (indeclinable)

1. (biblical) Goliath

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Γολιᾱ́θ; τοῦ Γολιᾱ́θ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Γολιᾱ́θ ho Goliā́th
Genitive	τοῦ Γολιᾱ́θ toû Goliā́th
Dative	τῷ Γολιᾱ́θ tôi Goliā́th
Accusative	τὸν Γολιᾱ́θ tòn Goliā́th
Vocative	Γολιᾱ́θ Goliā́th
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: Goliath

Further reading

• Γολιάθ in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,000