γραφεύς
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From γράφω (gráphō, “to write”) + -εύς (-eús, “-er”, masculine agent noun suffix).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ɡra.pʰeú̯s/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ɡraˈpʰeʍs/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ɣraˈɸeɸs/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ɣraˈfefs/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ɣraˈfefs/
Noun
γραφεύς • (grapheús) m (genitive γραφέως); third declension
- painter
- secretary
- writer
- scribe
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ γραφεύς ho grapheús |
τὼ γραφῆ tṑ graphê |
οἱ γραφῆς / γραφεῖς hoi graphês / grapheîs | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ γραφέως toû graphéōs |
τοῖν γραφέοιν toîn graphéoin |
τῶν γραφέων tôn graphéōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ γραφεῖ tôi grapheî |
τοῖν γραφέοιν toîn graphéoin |
τοῖς γραφεῦσῐ(ν) toîs grapheûsi(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν γραφέᾱ tòn graphéā |
τὼ γραφῆ tṑ graphê |
τοὺς γραφέᾱς toùs graphéās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | γραφεῦ grapheû |
γραφῆ graphê |
γραφῆς / γραφεῖς graphês / grapheîs | ||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. | ||||||||||||
Synonyms
- (secretary): γραμματεύς (grammateús)
References
- γραφεύς in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- γραφεύς in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
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