English

Proper noun

Esaias

1. Isaiah (biblical character).
   • 1611, Bible (KJV):, Matthew 4:14:

     That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, […]

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈesɑiɑs/
• Hyphenation: E‧sa‧i‧as

Proper noun

Esaias

1. (dated) Isaiah (in older translations of the Bible)
2. A male given name of biblical origin.

Declension

Related terms

• Esa
• Jesaja

Latin

Alternative forms

• Ēs., Īsā. (abbreviations)
• Īsāiās (Vulgate spelling)

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Ἠσᾰΐᾱς ‎(Ēsaḯās), from the Hebrew יְשַׁעְיָהוּ ‎(Yesha'yahu).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /eːˈsaː.i.aːs/

Proper noun

Ēsāiās m ‎(genitive Ēsāiae); first declension

1. Isaiah (prophet)
2. Isaiah (Book of Isaiah)

Declension

First declension, masculine Greek type with nominative singular in -ās.

Derived terms

• Ēsāiānus

References

• Ēsāĭās in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Esaïās”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette, page 602/1.

Swedish

Proper noun

Esaias

1. A male given name, cognate to Isaiah ( Jesaja in modern Swedish Bible ).