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Λάμεχ
Lamech
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N:N-M-P Greek

Lamech

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Lamech is a personal name appearing in Luke’s ancestry sequence as Noah’s father.

The attested use is a personal name in an ancestry sequence: in Luke 3:36, the genitive singular masculine form identifies Lamech as Noah’s father.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in an ancestry sequence · dominant

    In Luke 3:36, Λάμεχ occurs in a chain of “son of” relationships and is marked genitive singular masculine. The APB renders the sequence “the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,” placing the name as Noah’s father.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 3:36, the APB presents the name as “Lamech” within the ancestry sequence.

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