Where does “Ἰουδαία” come from?

Ἰουδαία (Ancient Greek) comes from Hebrew יְהוּדָה — Judas; Judah, Judas.

Ἰουδαία (Ancient Greek): Jewess (substantive form of adjective)

Definitions

  1. Jewess (substantive form of adjective)

Ancestry of “Ἰουδαία”, step by step

Ἰουδαία traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew יְהוּדָה

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewיְהוּדָהJudas; Judah, Judas

via Biblical Hebrew יְהוּדָה

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Biblical HebrewיְהוּדָהJudah

Words derived from “Ἰουδαία”

Every word from Hebrew יְהוּדָה →