Σαμψών

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְשׁוֹן (śimśōn).

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Σαμψών • (Sampsṓn) m (genitive Σαμψῶνος); third declension

  1. Samson, a judge of Israel.
    • New Testament, Hebr. 11:32:
      ἐπιλείψει με γὰρ διηγούμενον ὁ χρόνος περὶ Γεδεών, Βαράκ, Σαμψών, Ἰεφθάε, Δαυείδ τε καὶ Σαμουὴλ καὶ τῶν προφητῶν
      epileípsei me gàr diēgoúmenon ho khrónos perì Gedeṓn, Barák, Sampsṓn, Iephtháe, Daueíd te kaì Samouḕl kaì tôn prophētôn
      For the time would fail me if I told of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets.

Usage notes

While Josephus and certain passages in Judges decline Σαμψών (Sampsṓn), most other biblical sources treat it as indeclinable.

Inflection
Third declension of ὁ Σαμψών; τοῦ Σαμψῶνος (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Σαμψών
ho Sampsṓn
Genitive τοῦ Σαμψῶνος
toû Sampsônos
Dative τῷ Σαμψῶνῐ
tôi Sampsôni
Accusative τὸν Σαμψῶνᾰ
tòn Sampsôna
Vocative Σαμψών
Sampsṓn
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • Greek: Σαμψών (Sampsón); Σαμψώνας (Sampsónas)

References
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