Gamaliel
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From Late Latin Gamaliēl from Koine Greek Γαμαλιήλ (Gamaliḗl) from Aramaic גַמַלִיאיֵל (Ḡamalīʾēl) from Biblical Hebrew גַּמְלִיאֵל (Gamlīʾēl). Compare Classical Syriac ܓ݂ܰܡܰܠܺܝܐܝܶܠ (Ḡamalīʾēl).
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Gamaliel
- (biblical, Judaism, Christianity) Gamaliel the Elder, a leading authority in the Sanhedrin in the early first century CE.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 22:3:
- I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day
- A male given name from Hebrew (“God is my reward”).
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- “Gamaliel”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “Gamaliel”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
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Etymology edit
From Koine Greek Γαμαλιήλ (Gamaliḗl) from Aramaic גַמַלִיאיֵל (Ḡamalīʾēl) from Biblical Hebrew גַּמְלִיאֵל (Gamlīʾēl). Compare Classical Syriac ܓ݂ܰܡܰܠܺܝܐܝܶܠ (Ḡamalīʾēl).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡaˈma.li.eːl/, [ɡäˈmälʲieːɫ̪]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ɡaˈma.li.el/, [ɡäˈmäːliel]
Proper noun edit
Gamaliēl m sg (variously declined, genitive Gamaliēl or Gamaliēlis); indeclinable, third declension (Late Latin, Ecclesiastical Latin, biblical)
- Gamaliel:
- A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Gamaliel the Elder, a leading authority in the Sanhedrin in the early first century CE.
- 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate , Acts of the Apostles.22.3:
- Et dicit: Ego sum vir Iudæus, natus in Tarso Ciliciæ, nutritus autem in ista civitate, secus pedes Gamaliel eruditus iuxta veritatem paternæ legis, æmulator legis, sicut et vos omnes estis hodie
- And he saith: I am a Jew, born at Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, taught according to the truth of the law of the fathers, zealous for the law, as also all you are this day
- Et dicit: Ego sum vir Iudæus, natus in Tarso Ciliciæ, nutritus autem in ista civitate, secus pedes Gamaliel eruditus iuxta veritatem paternæ legis, æmulator legis, sicut et vos omnes estis hodie
- A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Gamaliel the Elder, a leading authority in the Sanhedrin in the early first century CE.
Declension edit
Third-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Gamaliēl |
Genitive | Gamaliēlis |
Dative | Gamaliēlī |
Accusative | Gamaliēlem |
Ablative | Gamaliēle |
Vocative | Gamaliēl |
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Gamaliel m
- Gamaliel (biblical character)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Gamaliel