proper noun · masculineindeclinable, variously declined, third declension
Gamaliēl
Gamaliēl m sg (genitive Gamaliēl or Gamaliēlis)
Classical[ɡaˈma.li.eːɫ]Ecclesiastical[ɡaˈmaː.li.el]
Meaning
- EcclesiasticalLate LatinLatinindeclinableGamaliel
- EcclesiasticalLate LatinLatinindeclinablea male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Gamaliel the Elder, a leading authority in the Sanhedrin in the early first century CE.
Et dicit: Ego sum vir Iudæus, natus in Tarso Ciliciæ, nutritus autem in ista civitate, secus pedes Gamaliel eruditus iuxta veritatem paternæ legis, æmulator legis, sicut et vos omnes estis hodie
And he saith: I am a Jew, born at Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, taught according to the truth of the law of the fathers, zealous for the law, as also all you are this dayc. 347 CE – 420 CE, Hieronymus, Vulgate, Acts of the Apostles.22.3
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Gamaliēl | — |
| genitive | Gamaliēlis | — |
| dative | Gamaliēlī | — |
| accusative | Gamaliēlem | — |
| ablative | Gamaliēle | — |
| vocative | Gamaliēl | — |
Origins
From Koine Greek Γαμαλιήλ (Gamaliḗl) from Aramaic גַמַלִיאיֵל (Ḡamalīʾēl) from Biblical Hebrew גַּמְלִיאֵל (Gamlīʾēl). Compare Classical Syriac ܓ݂ܰܡܰܠܺܝܐܝܶܠ (Ḡamalīʾēl).
Descendants
- EnglishGamaliel
- FrenchGamaliel
- GermanGamaliel
- ItalianGamaliele
- PortugueseGamaliel
- SpanishGamaliel