Καφαρναούμ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Καπαρναούμ (Kaparnaoúm), Καπερναούμ (Kapernaoúm)

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew כְּפַר נַחוּם (kəp̄ar naḥūm, “Nahum's village”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ka.ɸar.naˈum/ → /ka.far.naˈum/

• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ka.pʰar.naˈum/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ka.ɸar.naˈum/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ka.far.naˈum/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ka.far.naˈum/

Proper noun

Καφαρναούμ • (Kapharnaoúm) f (indeclinable)

1. Capernaum

Descendants

• → Latin: Capharnāum

References

• Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
• G2584 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible