Ἰωάννης

See also: Ιωάννης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

    From Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (yōḥānān), the masculine form of יוֹחָנָה (yōḥānā), whence also Ῐ̓ωᾰ́ννᾱ (Ĭōắnnā).

    Pronunciation

     

    Proper noun

    Ῐ̓ωᾰ́ννης • (Ĭōắnnēs) m (genitive Ῐ̓ωᾰ́ννου); first declension

    1. (Koine) a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English John

    Declension

    First declension of ὁ Ῐ̓ωᾰ́ννης; τοῦ Ῐ̓ωᾰ́ννου (Attic)
    Case / # Singular
    Nominative ὁ Ῐ̓ωᾰ́ννης
    ho Ĭōắnnēs
    Genitive τοῦ Ῐ̓ωᾰ́ννου
    toû Ĭōắnnou
    Dative τῷ Ῐ̓ωᾰ́ννῃ
    tōî Ĭōắnnēi
    Accusative τὸν Ῐ̓ωᾰ́ννην
    tòn Ĭōắnnēn
    Vocative Ῐ̓ωᾰ́ννη
    Ĭōắnnē
    Notes:
    • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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