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Ἅβελ

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew הֶ֫בֶל (heḇel).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Ἅβελ (Hábelm (indeclinable)

  1. Abel, the son of Adam
    • 300 BCE – 200 BCE, Septuagint, Genesis 4:4:
      καὶ Ἅβελ ἤνεγκε καὶ αὐτὸς ἀπὸ τῶν πρωτοτόκων τῶν προβάτων αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν στεάτων αὐτῶν. καὶ ἐπεῖδεν ὁ Θεὸς ἐπί Ἅβελ καὶ ἐπὶ τοῖς δώροις αὐτοῦ,
      kaì Hábel ḗnenke kaì autòs apò tôn prōtotókōn tôn probátōn autoû kaì apò tôn steátōn autôn. kaì epeîden ho Theòs epí Hábel kaì epì toîs dṓrois autoû,
      And Abel also brought of the first born of his sheep and of his fatlings, and God looked upon Abel and his gifts,

Descendants

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  • Greek: Άβελ (Ável)
  • Russian: А́вель (Ávelʹ)
  • Latin: Abēlus, Abē̆l, Habel (see there for further descendants)

References

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