Ἰάϊρος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Ἰάειρος (Iáeiros)

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew יָאִיר (Yāʾîr). Doublet of Ἰαΐρ (Iaḯr).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /iˈa.i.ros/ → /iˈa.i.ros/

• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /iˈa.i.ros/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /iˈa.i.ros/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /iˈa.i.ros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /iˈa.i.ros/

Proper noun

Ἰάϊρος • (Iáïros) m (genitive Ἰαΐρου); second declension

1. (biblical) Jairus

Declension

Second declension of ὁ Ἰάϊρος; τοῦ Ἰαΐρου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ἰάϊρος ho Iáïros
Genitive	τοῦ Ἰαΐρου toû Iaḯrou
Dative	τῷ Ἰαΐρῳ tôi Iaḯrōi
Accusative	τὸν Ἰάϊρον tòn Iáïron
Vocative	Ἰάϊρε Iáïre
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Latin: Iairus (see there for further descendants)
• → Gothic: 𐌹𐌰𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌿𐍃 (iaeirus), 𐌾𐌰𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌿𐍃 (jaeirus) (learned)

Further reading

• G2383 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible