Ἐσλί
Esli
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Esli
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Esli is a personal name appearing within a lineage as the father of Naggai.
Esli occurs as a masculine singular genitive name in a chain of descent, identifying the person named as Naggai's father in Luke 3:25.
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Personal name in a lineage · dominant
In Luke 3:25, the genitive singular masculine form occurs in the repeated father-son sequence; the APB renders the clause "the son of Esli, the son of Naggai," placing Esli between Nahum and Naggai in the lineage.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 3:25, the APB presents the name in the lineage clause "the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,".