Μαθουσάλας

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ma.θuˈsa.las/ → /ma.θuˈsa.las/

• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ma.tʰuˈsa.las/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ma.θuˈsa.las/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ma.θuˈsa.las/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ma.θuˈsa.las/

Proper noun

Μαθουσάλας • (Mathousálas) m (genitive Μαθουσάλου); first declension

1. Alternative form of Μαθουσάλα (Mathousála)
   • 93 CE – 94 CE, Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews 1.79:

     Ἦν δ᾽ αὐτὸς μὲν ἀπὸ Ἀδάμου δέκατος: Λαμέχου γάρ ἐστιν υἱός, οὗ πατὴρ ἦν Μαθουσάλας, οὗτος δὲ ἦν τοῦ Ἀνώχου τοῦ Ἰαρέδου, Μαλαήλου δὲ Ἰάρεδος ἐγεγόνει, ὃς ἐκ Καϊνᾶ τεκνοῦται τοῦ Ἀνώσου σὺν ἀδελφαῖς πλείοσιν, Ἄνωσος δὲ Σήθου υἱὸς ἦν τοῦ Ἀδάμου.

     • Translation by William Whiston

       Now he was the tenth from Adam, as being the son of Lamech, whose father was Mathusela; he was the son of Enoch, the son of Jared; and Jared was the son of Malaleel, who, with many of his sisters, were the children of Cainan, the son of Enos. Now Enos was the son of Seth, the son of Adam.

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Μαθουσάλᾱς; τοῦ Μαθουσάλου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Μαθουσάλᾱς ho Mathousálās
Genitive	τοῦ Μαθουσάλου toû Mathousálou
Dative	τῷ Μαθουσάλᾳ tôi Mathousálāi
Accusative	τὸν Μαθουσάλᾱν tòn Mathousálān
Vocative	Μαθουσάλᾱ Mathousálā
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.