Ἱερεμίας

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew יִרְמְיָה (yirməyā).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ἱερεμίᾱς • (Hieremíās) m (genitive Ἱερεμίου); first declension

  1. Jeremiah, the Hebrew prophet.

Usage notes

Ἰερεμίας (Ieremías) is the variant found in more reliable manuscripts, and is considered to more likely be the authentic version.

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: Ιερεμίας (Ieremías)

References

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