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Εὖα

Eûa

G2096 noun

SILEX Entry

Root uncertain (proper name) Eve, first woman, ancestor

Definition

Proper name: Eve; the first woman in biblical tradition, regarded as the female counterpart to the first human (Adam). The name identifies a foundational ancestral figure; in Greek contexts, Εὖα functions as a transliteration, not a common noun, and does not acquire independent lexical meanings beyond naming this individual.

Semantic Range

proper name; the biblical Eve, the first woman; no broader lexical usage

Root / Etymology

Transliterated from Hebrew חַוָּה (Chawwah), meaning 'life' or 'living,' via the Septuagint. Not derived from a native Greek root.

Historical & Contextual Notes

Εὖα appears in the Septuagint as the standard Greek form of the Hebrew name חַוָּה and is adopted unchanged in the New Testament (e.g., 2 Corinthians 11:3; 1 Timothy 2:13). As in the Hebrew context, the name is symbolic, connected to life or living, but in Greek usage, this connection is only implicit through the transliteration. Greek writers outside of biblical tradition did not use Εὖα to refer to other figures or concepts. The form is fixed and specialized as a proper name, and later English translations follow the tradition of rendering Εὖα as 'Eve,' but this does not bear its own semantic content in Greek. The usage is thus restricted to biblical or biblicizing literature. Greek mythology and literature otherwise use unrelated names for archetypal women (e.g., Pandora).

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

of Hebrew origin (חַוָּה); Eua (or Eva, i.e. Chavvah), the first woman:--Eve.

Root Family

Εὖα (Eua) — Eve, first woman, ancestor

Word Forms

2 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
G2096-01 Εὕα eua N NOM F SG Eve Eve 1
G2096-02 Εὕαν euan N ACC F SG Eve 1

Occurrences in Scripture

2 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
G2096-02 2 Corinthians 11:3 Εὕαν euan N ACC F SG Eve
G2096-01 1 Timothy 2:13 Εὕα eua N NOM F SG Eve Eve
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