Ἀχάζ
Acház
G881 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
Proper noun; personal name referring to Achaz, a historical figure known from genealogical lists in biblical literature. Used as a transliteration of the Hebrew name אָחָז (Aḥaz), denoting an Israelite king. Functions only as a name and not as a common noun; does not exhibit additional lexical meanings in Greek.
Semantic Range
proper name, historical individual, ancestor in genealogical lists
Root / Etymology
From Hebrew אָחָז (Aḥaz), itself from the verbal root אָחַז (ʾāḥaz, 'to seize, to grasp'). The Greek spelling Ἀχάζ represents a phonetic transliteration of the Hebrew.
Historical & Contextual Notes
Ἀχάζ is exclusively a proper name in the Greek biblical corpus, appearing in New Testament genealogical records (e.g. Matthew 1:9) as the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew King Ahaz of Judah. The underlying Hebrew name is attested in the Hebrew Bible for a king of the southern kingdom (Judah), but the Greek Ἀχάζ is used only in lists referencing ancestry. The Septuagint often renders Hebrew proper names phonetically, maintaining the original referent rather than adapting a Greek meaning. English translations typically use 'Ahaz' for both the Hebrew and the Greek forms, but the Greek term never means anything beyond the personal name in the text. The name itself originally conveyed the notion of 'he has seized' or 'seizer'; this meaning is not present in the Greek usage, which functions only as a personal designation.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
of Hebrew origin (אָחָז); Achaz, an Israelite:--Achaz.
Root Family
Ἀχάζ (Achaz) — personal name, proper noun (Achaz)
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G881-01 |
Ἀχάζ | achaz | N ACC M SG |
Ahaz | Achaz | Achaz | 2 |
Occurrences in Scripture
2 occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G881-01 |
Matthew 1:9 | Ἀχάζ | achaz | N ACC M SG |
Ahaz | Achaz | Achaz |
G881-01 |
Matthew 1:9 | Ἀχὰζ | achaz-2 | N NOM M SG |
Ahaz | Achaz | Achaz |