noun · masculine
michaēl
GreekΜιχαήλ (michaēl)
Strong’sG3413
Michael
stem michaēl-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Μιχαήλ, ὁ, indecl. (Heb. מִיכָאֵל, who like God?),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3413 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmikh-ah-ale'
Michael, an archangel
Fromof Hebrew origin ();
King JamesMichael.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | michaēl2×Μιχαὴλ | michaēl |
| object accusative | michaēl | michaēl |
| direct address vocative | michaēl | michaēl |
| of, belonging to genitive | michaēl | michaēl |
| to, for dative | michaēl | michaēl |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
michaēl“Michael”subjectnominative singular2×
Jude 1:9“Michael”tos de Michaēl tos archangelos, hote to diabolo diakrinerōtos dialegete peri teu Mōusou sōmeu, ouk tolmata krisian epiferara blasfēmiau, alla legata; Epitimatoia si kurios.But even the archangel Michael, when he disputed with the devil over the body of Moses, did not presume to bring a slanderous charge against him, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”
Revelation 12:7“Michael”Kai gineta polemos en to ourano, tos Michaēl kai tois angelois autou teu polemara meta tou drakōnou. kai tos drakōnos polemata kai tois angelois autou,Then a war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.