Πέτρος

See also: πέτρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

    From πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”), related to πέτρα (pétra).

    Pronunciation

     

    Proper noun

    Πέτρος • (Pétros) m (genitive Πέτρου); second declension

    1. Peter

    Inflection

    Second declension of ὁ Πέτρος; τοῦ Πέτρου (Attic)
    Case / # Singular
    Nominative ὁ Πέτρος
    ho Pétros
    Genitive τοῦ Πέτρου
    toû Pétrou
    Dative τῷ Πέτρῳ
    tōî Pétrōi
    Accusative τὸν Πέτρον
    tòn Pétron
    Vocative Πέτρε
    Pétre
    Notes:
    • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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    Greek

    Etymology

    From Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈpetɾos/
    • Hyphenation: Πέ‧τρος

    Proper noun

    Πέτρος • (Pétros) m

    1. a male given name, equivalent to English Peter
    2. (Christianity) Any of the religious figures named Peter in the Bible, in particular the apostle of Jesus.
    3. Any of the saints whose feast day in the Greek Orthodox tradition is 29 June.

    Declension

    Declension of Πέτρος
    singular
    nominative Πέτρος (Pétros)
    genitive Πέτρου (Pétrou)
    accusative Πέτρο (Pétro)
    vocative Πέτρο (Pétro)
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