Μαγδαληνή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Μᾰγδᾱλά (Magdālá), Semitic origin (compare Hebrew מִגְדָּלָהּ (migdaláh)).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /maɣ.ða.liˈni/ → /maɣ.ða.liˈni/

• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /maɣ.ða.liˈni/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /maɣ.ða.liˈni/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /maɣ.ða.liˈni/

Proper noun

Μαγδαληνή • (Magdalēnḗ) f (genitive Μᾰγδᾱληνῆς); first declension

1. a surname of the biblical figure Mary Magdalene, typically interpreted as a toponym referencing Magdala, a city noted in the Talmud.

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Μᾰγδᾱληνή; τῆς Μᾰγδᾱληνῆς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Μᾰγδᾱληνή hē Magdālēnḗ
Genitive	τῆς Μᾰγδᾱληνῆς tês Magdālēnês
Dative	τῇ Μᾰγδᾱληνῇ têi Magdālēnêi
Accusative	τὴν Μᾰγδᾱληνήν tḕn Magdālēnḗn
Vocative	Μᾰγδᾱληνή Magdālēnḗ
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → English: Magdalene

References

• Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
• G3094 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible