Μαλαχίας

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Derived from Hebrew מַלְאָכִי.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ma.laˈçi.as/ → /ma.laˈçi.as/

• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ma.laˈkʰi.as/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ma.laˈçi.as/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ma.laˈçi.as/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ma.laˈçi.as/

Proper noun

Μᾱλᾱχίᾱς • (Mālākhíās) m (genitive Μᾱλᾱχίου); first declension

1. (biblical) Malachi (prophet)
2. (biblical) Malachi (book of the Bible)
3. a male given name, equivalent to English Malachi

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Μᾱλᾱχίᾱς; τοῦ Μᾱλᾱχίου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Μᾱλᾱχίᾱς ho Mālākhíās
Genitive	τοῦ Μᾱλᾱχίου toû Mālākhíou
Dative	τῷ Μᾱλᾱχίᾳ tôi Mālākhíāi
Accusative	τὸν Μᾱλᾱχίᾱν tòn Mālākhíān
Vocative	Μᾱλᾱχίᾱ Mālākhíā
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Latin: Mālāchiās
  • English: Malachi
  • French: Malachie
  • Portuguese: Malachias, Malaquias
  • Chinese: 瑪拉基亞／玛拉基亚 (Mǎlājīyà), 馬拉基亞／马拉基亚 (Mǎlājīyà)
• Danish: Malakias
  • Greenlandic: Malaki