Γρηγόριος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From γρήγορος (grḗgoros, watchful; alert; awake) +‎ -ιος (-ios), from ἐγρήγορᾰ (egrḗgoră) (perfect form used as present) of ἐγείρω (egeírō).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Γρηγόριος • (Grēgóriosm (genitive Γρηγορῐ́ου); second declension (Koine)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Gregory used chiefly by Christians. Its sense is synonymous with ἄγρυπνος (ágrupnos, awake).

Inflection

Derived terms

  • Γρηγοριανός (Grēgorianós)

Descendants

Further reading

Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣɾiˈɣo.ɾi.os/
  • Rhymes: -oɾios
  • Hyphenation: Γρη‧γό‧ρι‧ος

Proper noun

Γρηγόριος • (Grigóriosm (feminine Γρηγορία)

  1. (Katharevousa) a male given name, equivalent to English Gregory

Usage notes

Also used in Standard Modern Greek

The plural is used when speaking of many people by this name.

Declension

For Katharevousa.

Declension of Γρηγόριος
singular plural
nominative Γρηγόριος (Grigórios) Γρηγόριοι (Grigórioi)
genitive Γρηγορίου (Grigoríou) Γρηγορίων (Grigoríon)
accusative Γρηγόριον (Grigórion) Γρηγορίους (Grigoríous)
vocative Γρηγόριε (Grigórie) Γρηγόριοι (Grigórioi)

• Compare to modern Γρηγόρης (Grigóris) (plural οι Γρηγόρηδες (Grigórides).
Katharevousa, includes datives: τῷ Γρηγορίῳ (singular) and τοῖς Γρηγορίοις (plural).

Derived terms

  • γρηγοριανό ημερολόγιο n (grigorianó imerológio, Gregorian calendar)