Γεδεών

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hebrew גִּדְעוֹן (giḏʿōn).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Γεδεών (Gedeṓnm (genitive Γεδεῶνος); third declension

  1. Gideon
    • 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

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The word is only declined by Josephus.

Inflection

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References

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