Ἡλεί

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Ἠλί (Ēlí), Ἡλί (Hēlí)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew עֵלִי (ʿēlî).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /hɛː.lěː/ → /iˈli/ → /iˈli/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hɛː.lěː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)e̝ˈli/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /iˈli/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /iˈli/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /iˈli/

Proper noun

Ἡλεί • (Hēleí) m (indeclinable)

1. Eli, a given name, most famously held by the high priest of the books of Samuel.

Usage notes

As is the case with many proper nouns, the LXX does not have accentuation nor breathing marks on Ηλι. The variant Ἠλί (Ēlí) is found on the earliest manuscripts and is considered to most likely be the authentic spelling.

Descendants

• Greek: Ηλεί (Ileí)

References

• Nestle, Eberhard, Aland, Kurt with et al. (2012) Novum Testamentum Graece‎^[1], 28th revised edition, 4th corrected printing edition, Stuttgart: Stuttgart Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, →ISBN
• 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
• G2242 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible