Ἁρμαγεδών

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew הַר מְגִדּוֹ (har Məgiddô, “mountain of Megiddo”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /har.ma.ɡe.dɔ̌ːn/ → /ar.ma.ʝeˈðon/ → /ar.ma.ʝeˈðon/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /har.ma.ɡe.dɔ̌ːn/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)ar.ma.ɡeˈdon/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ar.ma.ʝeˈðon/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ar.ma.ʝeˈðon/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ar.ma.ʝeˈðon/

• Hyphenation: Ἁρ‧μα‧γε‧δών

Proper noun

Ἁρμαγεδών • (Harmagedṓn) m (indeclinable)

1. Armageddon (a mythological battleground mentioned in Revelation 16:16, where an apocalyptic battle will be fought)

Descendants

• ⇒ Greek: Αρμαγεδών (Armagedón), Αρμαγεδώνας (Armagedónas), Αρμαγεδδών (Armageddón), Αρμαγεδδώνας (Armageddónas)
• → English: Armageddon

References

• Ἁρμαγεδών in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• 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
• Ἁρμαγεδών in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• G717 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Nestle, Eberhard, Aland, Kurt with et al. (2012) Novum Testamentum Graece‎^[1], 28th revised edition, 4th corrected printing edition, Stuttgart: Stuttgart Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, →ISBN