These are a Greek form of Elijah, the title of an significant prophet in the Hebrew Bible. A few English translations of the New Testament, including the King James Version, use this form of the title. Fresh translations ordinarily translate it when Elijah. Elievery bit is thought to exist as linguistically from either Elijah because a Hebrew suffix -yahu, rendered -iah or even -jah inside English is systematically replaced by using -ias witharound Greek, as seen in more list like Isaiah/Esaias & Jeremiah/Jeremias.

Elias might too become the ancient Greek title related to Helios (see beneath).

Elias is as well an Oratorio about the prophet Elijah, composed by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy.

Elias with pagan origins

A title Elias might too keep around links to the pagan Greek name Helios/Elios, spelt Ηλιος around Greek, & which literally means "sun". These are known that the title existed for males around ancient Greece¹ . At this period, a cult workshipping a sun God Helios was well established by tons Greeks, despite existence sooner or later replaced by Apollo. This implies a ancient title was from either a god. Interestingly, there exists grounds to believe suggesting Helios, was too workshipped per ancient Jews.² However it would be pure speculation that a Greek title influenced a Hebrew Elijah in any way.

After Christianity was at length mass produced a official religion of a Roman Empire, a good deal of heathen customs, list, & possibly gods were incorporated into the newly religion. This was to assure an real life transition into a fresh religion by cases of the empire. Aspects of Helios's mental imagery were incorporated into a religion, too when a title. Of these telling piece of grounds to believe is how else within ethnic days, a peaks of mountains were reserved for temples to Helios, a sun god. This was because it was a nighest point to his presence. Even so inside modern Greece, a greatest peaks of any region come known as fallowing Prophet Elias or even προφητης Ηλιας. Grounds to believe of this practice is non known around more Christian countries.

Elias in Mormonism

Within Latter-day Saint theology, a title-title Elias is non synonymous using Elijah & is typically utilized for humans otherwise the biblical prophet. Based on data from Joseph Smith, "The spirit of Elias is first, Elijah second, and Messiah last. Elias is a forerunner to prepare the way, and the spirit and power of Elijah is to come after, holding the keys of power, building the Temple to the capstone, placing the seals of the Melchizedek Priesthood upon the house of Israel, and making all things ready; then Messiah comes to His Temple, which is last of all" (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 340).

Population to whom a title Elias is applied within Mormonism include Noah, the angel Gabriel (considered to be a equivalent individual when Noah), Elijah, John the Baptist, John the Apostle, and an unspecified human world health organization was the coeval of Abraham. (See [http://scriptures.lds.org/bde/elias LDS Bible Dictionary s.v. Elias].)