Word Summary
Elissaios: Elisha, an Israelite prophet
Original Word: ἘλισσαῖοςTransliteration: Elissaios
Phonetic Spelling: (el-is-sah'-yos)
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: Elisha, an Israelite prophet
Meaning: Elisha -- an Israelite prophet
Strong's Concordance
Elissaeus.
Of Hebrew origin (Eliysha'); Elissaeus, an Israelite -- Elissaeus.
see HEBREW Eliysha'
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1666: ἘλισσαιοςἘλισσαιος and (so
L T)
Ἐλισαῖος (cf.
Tdf. Proleg., p. 107;
Tr WH Ἐλισαῖος, cf.
WH's Appendix, p. 159),
Ἐλισσαίου,
ὁ, (
אֱלִישַׁע my God is salvation),
Elisha, a distinguished O. T. prophet, the disciple, companion, and successor of Elijah (
1 Kings 19:16;
2 Kings 1-13):
Luke 4:27.