βαφεύς
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From βάπτω (báptō, “to dye; to dip, immerse”) + -εύς (-eús, masculine agentive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ba.pʰěu̯s/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /baˈpʰeʍs/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /βaˈɸeɸs/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /vaˈfefs/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /vaˈfefs/
Noun
βᾰφεύς • (băpheús) m (genitive βᾰφέως); third declension
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ βᾰφεύς ho băpheús |
τὼ βᾰφῆ tṑ băphê |
οἱ βᾰφῆς / βᾰφεῖς hoi băphês / băpheîs | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ βᾰφέως toû băphéōs |
τοῖν βᾰφέοιν toîn băphéoin |
τῶν βᾰφέων tôn băphéōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ βᾰφεῖ tōî băpheî |
τοῖν βᾰφέοιν toîn băphéoin |
τοῖς βᾰφεῦσῐ / βᾰφεῦσῐν toîs băpheûsĭ(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν βᾰφέᾱ tòn băphéā |
τὼ βᾰφῆ tṑ băphê |
τοὺς βᾰφέᾱς toùs băphéās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | βᾰφεῦ băpheû |
βᾰφῆ băphê |
βᾰφῆς / βᾰφεῖς băphês / băpheîs | ||||||||||
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Further reading
- “βαφεύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- βαφεύς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- βαφεύς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)