Ἐλισσαῖος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Ἐλισαῖος (Elisaîos) — New Testament
• Ἐλισαιέ (Elisaié) — Septuagint

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אֱלִישָׁע (ʾĕlîšāʿ, literally “My God is salvation”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.lisˈsɛ.os/ → /e.liˈse.os/

• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.lisˈsɛ.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.lisˈsɛ.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.lisˈse.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.liˈse.os/

Proper noun

Ἐλισσαῖος • (Elissaîos) m (genitive Ἐλισσαίου); second declension

1. Elisha (Biblical prophet)
   • 75 CE, Josephus, The Jewish War 4.460
   • 93 CE – 94 CE, Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews 8.352–354
2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Elisha
   • 93 CE – 94 CE, Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews 12.97

Declension

Second declension of ὁ Ἐλισσαῖος; τοῦ Ἐλισσαίου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ἐλισσαῖος ho Elissaîos
Genitive	τοῦ Ἐλισσαίου toû Elissaíou
Dative	τῷ Ἐλισσαίῳ tôi Elissaíōi
Accusative	τὸν Ἐλισσαῖον tòn Elissaîon
Vocative	Ἐλισσαῖε Elissaîe
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Ελισσαίος (Elissaíos)
• → Latin: Elīseus
• → Old Armenian: Եղիսէ (Ełisē)

Further reading

• Ἐλισσαῖος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)