Ἰεφθάε

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Ἰεφθής (Iephthḗs)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew יִפְתָּח (yip̄tāḥ).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /i.eɸˈθa.e/ → /i.efˈθa.e/

• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /i.eɸˈθa.e/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /i.efˈθa.e/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /i.efˈθa.e/

Proper noun

Ἰεφθάε • (Iephtháe) m (indeclinable)

1. Jephthah
   • New Testament, Hebr. 11:32:

     ἐπιλείψει με γὰρ διηγούμενον ὁ χρόνος περὶ Γεδεών, Βαράκ, Σαμψών, Ἰεφθάε, Δαυείδ τε καὶ Σαμουὴλ καὶ τῶν προφητῶν

     epileípsei me gàr diēgoúmenon ho khrónos perì Gedeṓn, Barák, Sampsṓn, Iephtháe, Daueíd te kaì Samouḕl kaì tôn prophētôn

     For the time would fail me if I told of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets.

Usage notes

Josephus uses the form Ἰεφθής (Iephthḗs).

Inflection

Declension of ὁ Ἰεφθᾰ́ε; τοῦ Ἰεφθᾰ́ε (Attic)

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

References

• G2422 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible