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Gamaliel

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • enPR: gə-māʹlē-əl, IPA(key): / ɡəˈmeɪ.li.əl/, /ɡəˈmeɪl.jəl/, /ɡæməˈliːəl/

Proper noun

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Gamaliel

  1. (biblical, Judaism, Christianity) Gamaliel the Elder, a leading authority in the Sanhedrin in the early first century CE.
    • 1611, The Holy Bible, [] (King James Version), London: [] Robert Barker, [], →OCLC, Acts 22:3:
      I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day
  2. A male given name from Hebrew (God is my reward).

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Koine Greek Γαμαλιήλ (Gamaliḗl) from Aramaic גַמַלִיאיֵל (Ḡamalīʾēl) from Biblical Hebrew גַּמְלִיאֵל (Gamlīʾēl). Compare Classical Syriac ܓ݂ܰܡܰܠܺܝܐܝܶܠ (Ḡamalīʾēl).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Gamaliēl m sg (variously declined, genitive Gamaliēl or Gamaliēlis); indeclinable, third declension (Late Latin, Ecclesiastical Latin, biblical)

  1. Gamaliel:
    1. A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Gamaliel the Elder, a leading authority in the Sanhedrin in the early first century CE.
      • 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate , Acts of the Apostles.22.3:
        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 day

Declension

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Third-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Gamaliēl
genitive Gamaliēlis
dative Gamaliēlī
accusative Gamaliēlem
ablative Gamaliēle
vocative Gamaliēl

Descendants

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡamaˈljel/ [ɡa.maˈljel]
  • Audio (Peru):(file)
  • Rhymes: -el
  • Syllabification: Ga‧ma‧liel

Proper noun

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Gamaliel m

  1. Gamaliel (biblical character)
  2. a male given name, equivalent to English Gamaliel