Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Δαυΐδ ‎(Dauḯd)
• Δαβίδ ‎(Dabíd)
• Δαυΐδης ‎(Dauḯdēs)

Proper noun

Δαυείδ • ‎(Daueíd) m ‎(indeclinable)

1. David
   • New Testament, Hebr. 11.32

     ἐπιλείψει με γὰρ διηγούμενον ὁ χρόνος περὶ Γεδεών, Βαράκ, Σαμψών, Ἰεφθάε, Δαυείδ τε καὶ Σαμουὴλ καὶ τῶν προφητῶν

     For the time would fail me if I told of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets.

Inflection

Descendants

• Gothic: 𐌳𐌰𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌳 ‎(daweid)

Usage notes

Δαυΐδ ‎(Dauḯd) is the variant found on the most reliable manuscripts and is considered to most likely be the authentic version. Δαυΐδης ‎(Dauḯdēs) is the form used by Josepus.

References

• Bauer lexicon
• “G1138”, in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979