Μιχαίας

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew מִיכָיָה‎ (Mîḵāyāh, “Who is like Yah?”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /miˈçɛ.as/ → /miˈçe.as/

• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /miˈkʰɛ.as/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /miˈçɛ.as/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /miˈçe.as/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /miˈçe.as/

Proper noun

Μῐχαίᾱς • (Mikhaíās) m (genitive Μῐχαίου); first declension.

1. Micah (prophet)
2. Book of Micah

Declension

First declension of ὁ Μῐχαίᾱς; τοῦ Μῐχαίου (Koine)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Μῐχαίᾱς ho Mikhaíās
Genitive	τοῦ Μῐχαίου toû Mikhaíou
Dative	τῷ Μῐχαίᾳ tôi Mikhaíāi
Accusative	τὸν Μῐχαίᾱν tòn Mikhaíān
Vocative	Μῐχαίᾱ Mikhaíā
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

• Latin: Michaeās

Further reading

• H4320 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible