Μακκαβαῖος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Septuagint transliteration of Hebrew מַכַּבִּי (makkabbī).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /mak.ka.bâi̯.os/ → /ma.kaˈβɛ.os/ → /ma.kaˈve.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /mak.ka.bâi̯.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /mak.kaˈbɛ.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ma.kaˈβɛ.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ma.kaˈve.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ma.kaˈve.os/

Noun

Μᾰκκᾰβαῖος • (Măkkăbaîos) m (genitive Μᾰκκᾰβαίου); second declension

1. (biblical) a Maccabee

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Μᾰκκᾰβαῖος; τοῦ Μᾰκκᾰβαίου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Μᾰκκᾰβαῖος ho Măkkăbaîos	τὼ Μᾰκκᾰβαίω tṑ Măkkăbaíō	οἱ Μᾰκκᾰβαῖοι hoi Măkkăbaîoi
Genitive	τοῦ Μᾰκκᾰβαίου toû Măkkăbaíou	τοῖν Μᾰκκᾰβαίοιν toîn Măkkăbaíoin	τῶν Μᾰκκᾰβαίων tôn Măkkăbaíōn
Dative	τῷ Μᾰκκᾰβαίῳ tôi Măkkăbaíōi	τοῖν Μᾰκκᾰβαίοιν toîn Măkkăbaíoin	τοῖς Μᾰκκᾰβαίοις toîs Măkkăbaíois
Accusative	τὸν Μᾰκκᾰβαῖον tòn Măkkăbaîon	τὼ Μᾰκκᾰβαίω tṑ Măkkăbaíō	τοὺς Μᾰκκᾰβαίους toùs Măkkăbaíous
Vocative	Μᾰκκᾰβαῖε Măkkăbaîe	Μᾰκκᾰβαίω Măkkăbaíō	Μᾰκκᾰβαῖοι Măkkăbaîoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Latin: Maccabaeus
  • English: Maccabee

Further reading

• Α’ Μακκαβαίων on the Greek Wikisource.Wikisource ^el
• Β’ Μακκαβαίων on the Greek Wikisource.Wikisource ^el
• Γ’ Μακκαβαίων on the Greek Wikisource.Wikisource ^el
• Δ’ Μακκαβαίων on the Greek Wikisource.Wikisource ^el