elias

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
5
Words With Friends
6
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ɪˈlaɪ̯.əs/
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/ɪˈlaɪ̯.əs/ · [ɪˈlaɪ̯.əs] · /əˈlaɪ̯.əs/ · [əˈlaɪ̯.əs] · /ˈɛ.li.ɐs/

Definition of elias

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

  1. A male given name from Hebrew.
    “Some ſay that thou art John the Baptiſt, ſome Elias, and others Jeremias, or one of yͤ Prophets.”
    “In a 2017 GoFundMe page that included his photo, a testimonial attributed to Elias Rodriguez described how, when he was 11, his father’s deployment to Iraq sparked his political awakening and mobilized him to prevent “another generation of Americans coming home from genocidal imperialist wars.””
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name

  1. A male given name from Hebrew.
    “Some ſay that thou art John the Baptiſt, ſome Elias, and others Jeremias, or one of yͤ Prophets.”
    “In a 2017 GoFundMe page that included his photo, a testimonial attributed to Elias Rodriguez described how, when he was 11, his father’s deployment to Iraq sparked his political awakening and mobilized him to prevent “another generation of Americans coming home from genocidal imperialist wars.””
  2. A surname.

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Etymology

The New Testament form of Elijah, a Hebrew prophet, from Ancient Greek Ἠλίας (Ēlías).

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