Ἐσλί
Eslí
G2069 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
Esli; a personal name designating an Israelite individual, known from the genealogical list in the Gospel According to Luke. The term functions as a proper noun, denoting an ancestor within the genealogy presented by the author, with no additional semantic content beyond identification.
Semantic Range
personal name used in genealogy, designation of an Israelite individual
Root / Etymology
A Greek transliteration of a Hebrew name, likely אֶלְיְהוֹעֵינַי (Elyehō‘enai), though the precise Hebrew original is uncertain. The Greek rendering Ἐσλί follows the common pattern of adapting Hebrew proper names into Greek in Hellenistic Jewish literature.
Historical & Contextual Notes
Ἐσλί appears only once in extant Koine Greek literature, in Luke 3:25, within a genealogy tracing lineage from Jesus through various ancestral lines. The name occurs exclusively as a personal identifier with no broader lexical meaning or usage. This Greek form reflects transliteration practices in the Septuagint and other Jewish-Greek texts, where Hebrew names are rendered to approximate Hebrew phonology using Greek orthography. English translations sometimes attempt to find a precise Hebrew reference (such as Elyehoenai), but the Greek text preserves the Hellenized form. There is no evidence that Ἐσλί was used as a common name or term in wider Hellenistic or early Roman Judean society.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
of Hebrew origin (probably for אֶלְיְהוֹעֵינַי); Esli, an Israelite:--Esli.
Root Family
Ἐσλί (Eslí) — personal name, ancestor, proper noun
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G2069-01 |
Ἑσλεὶ | eslei | N GEN M SG |
Esli | of Esli | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G2069-01 |
Luke 3:25 | Ἑσλεὶ | eslei | N GEN M SG |
Esli | of Esli |