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aÌ„-ē̇-dı̄´as (ἈηδειÌας, AeÌ„deıÌas). Mentioned in 1 Esdras 9:27, being one of those who agreed to divorce their alien wives. This name is supposed to be a corruption of the Greek ἩλιÌα, HeÌ„lıÌa, there being no Hebrew equivalent for it, and in , the name occurs in the correct form as Elijah (×ליּה, 'eÌ„lı̄yaÌ„h = “God is Yahwehâ€).