Etymology

Gamaliel

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Today it means: Gamaliel the Elder, a leading authority in the Sanhedrin in the early first century CE. Full definition →

Middle English Gamaliel ← Late Latin Gamaliēl ← Koine Greek Γαμαλιήλ
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  1. Biblical Hebrew · derived fromגַּמְלִיאֵל
  2. Aramaic · derived fromגַמַלִיאיֵל
  3. Koine Greek · derived fromΓαμαλιήλ
  4. Late Latin · derived fromGamaliēl
  5. Middle English · inherited fromGamaliel
  6. English todayGamaliel

From Middle English Gamaliel, from Late Latin Gamaliēl, from Koine Greek Γαμαλιήλ (Gamaliḗl), from Aramaic גַמַלִיאיֵל (Ḡamalīʾēl), from Biblical Hebrew גַּמְלִיאֵל (Gamlīʾēl). Compare Classical Syriac ܓ݂ܰܡܰܠܺܝܐܝܶܠ (Ḡamalīʾēl).

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