γραμματικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From γρᾰ́μμᾰ (grắmmă) +‎ -ῐκός (-ĭkós).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡram.ma.ti.kós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡram.ma.tiˈkos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɣram.ma.tiˈkos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ɣram.ma.tiˈkos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ɣra.ma.tiˈkos/

Adjective

γρᾰμμᾰτῐκός • (grămmătĭkós) m (feminine γρᾰμμᾰτῐκή, neuter γρᾰμμᾰτῐκόν); first/second declension

knowing one’s letters, of a good scholar
(in the phrase γραμματικὸν ἔκπωμα) a cup engraved with the alphabet or an inscription
concerned with textual criticism
(in the phrase γραμματικὴ τέχνη) the grammatical art or craft, grammar

Inflection

First and second declension of γρᾰμμᾰτῐκός; γρᾰμμᾰτῐκή; γρᾰμμᾰτῐκόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκός grămmătĭkós	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκή grămmătĭkḗ	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκόν grămmătĭkón	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκώ grămmătĭkṓ	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκᾱ́ grămmătĭkā́	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκώ grămmătĭkṓ	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκοί grămmătĭkoí	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκαί grămmătĭkaí	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκᾰ́ grămmătĭkắ
Genitive	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκοῦ grămmătĭkoû	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκῆς grămmătĭkês	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκοῦ grămmătĭkoû	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκοῖν grămmătĭkoîn	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκαῖν grămmătĭkaîn	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκοῖν grămmătĭkoîn	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκῶν grămmătĭkôn	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκῶν grămmătĭkôn	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκῶν grămmătĭkôn
Dative	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκῷ grămmătĭkōî	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκῇ grămmătĭkēî	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκῷ grămmătĭkōî	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκοῖν grămmătĭkoîn	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκαῖν grămmătĭkaîn	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκοῖν grămmătĭkoîn	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκοῖς grămmătĭkoîs	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκαῖς grămmătĭkaîs	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκοῖς grămmătĭkoîs
Accusative	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκόν grămmătĭkón	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκήν grămmătĭkḗn	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκόν grămmătĭkón	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκώ grămmătĭkṓ	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκᾱ́ grămmătĭkā́	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκώ grămmătĭkṓ	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκούς grămmătĭkoús	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκᾱ́ς grămmătĭkā́s	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκᾰ́ grămmătĭkắ
Vocative	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκέ grămmătĭké	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκή grămmătĭkḗ	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκόν grămmătĭkón	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκώ grămmătĭkṓ	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκᾱ́ grămmătĭkā́	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκώ grămmătĭkṓ	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκοί grămmătĭkoí	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκαί grămmătĭkaí	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκᾰ́ grămmătĭkắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκῶς grămmătĭkôs			γρᾰμμᾰτῐκώτερος grămmătĭkṓteros			γρᾰμμᾰτῐκώτᾰτος grămmătĭkṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “knowing one’s letters, of a good scholar”): ἀγράμματος (agrámmatos)

Derived terms

Γρᾰμμᾰτῐκά (Grămmătĭká)
γρᾰμμᾰτῐκή (grămmătĭkḗ)
γρᾰμμᾰτῐκόν (grămmătĭkón)

Descendants

Greek: γραμματικός (grammatikós)

Noun

γρᾰμμᾰτῐκός • (grămmătĭkós) m (genitive γρᾰμμᾰτῐκοῦ); second declension

teacher of the rudiments
one who occupies himself with literary texts, grammarian, critic

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ γρᾰμμᾰτῐκός; τοῦ γρᾰμμᾰτῐκοῦ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ γρᾰμμᾰτῐκός ho grămmătĭkós	τὼ γρᾰμμᾰτῐκώ tṑ grămmătĭkṓ	οἱ γρᾰμμᾰτῐκοί hoi grămmătĭkoí
Genitive	τοῦ γρᾰμμᾰτῐκοῦ toû grămmătĭkoû	τοῖν γρᾰμμᾰτῐκοῖν toîn grămmătĭkoîn	τῶν γρᾰμμᾰτῐκῶν tôn grămmătĭkôn
Dative	τῷ γρᾰμμᾰτῐκῷ tōî grămmătĭkōî	τοῖν γρᾰμμᾰτῐκοῖν toîn grămmătĭkoîn	τοῖς γρᾰμμᾰτῐκοῖς toîs grămmătĭkoîs
Accusative	τὸν γρᾰμμᾰτῐκόν tòn grămmătĭkón	τὼ γρᾰμμᾰτῐκώ tṑ grămmătĭkṓ	τοὺς γρᾰμμᾰτῐκούς toùs grămmătĭkoús
Vocative	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκέ grămmătĭké	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκώ grămmătĭkṓ	γρᾰμμᾰτῐκοί grămmătĭkoí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Greek: γραμματικός (grammatikós)

References

“γραμματικός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“γραμματικός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
γραμματικός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
γραμματικός in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
γραμματικός in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- grammarian idem, page 369.

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γραμματικός (grammatikós, “literate, relating to grammar”).

Adjective

γραμματικός • (grammatikós) m (feminine γραμματική, neuter γραμματικό)

(grammar) grammatical (relating to grammar)
(grammar) grammatical (using correct grammar)

Declension

Declension of γραμματικός
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	γραμματικός (grammatikós)	γραμματική (grammatikí)	γραμματικό (grammatikó)	γραμματικοί (grammatikoí)	γραμματικές (grammatikés)	γραμματικά (grammatiká)
genitive	γραμματικού (grammatikoú)	γραμματικής (grammatikís)	γραμματικού (grammatikoú)	γραμματικών (grammatikón)	γραμματικών (grammatikón)	γραμματικών (grammatikón)
accusative	γραμματικό (grammatikó)	γραμματική (grammatikí)	γραμματικό (grammatikó)	γραμματικούς (grammatikoús)	γραμματικές (grammatikés)	γραμματικά (grammatiká)
vocative	γραμματικέ (grammatiké)	γραμματική (grammatikí)	γραμματικό (grammatikó)	γραμματικοί (grammatikoí)	γραμματικές (grammatikés)	γραμματικά (grammatiká)

Synonyms

γραμμ. m (gramm.) (abbreviation)

Antonyms

αντιγραμματικός (antigrammatikós)

Noun

γραμματικός • (grammatikós) m (plural γραμματικοί)

Declension

Declension of **γραμματικός**
	singular	plural
nominative	γραμματικός (grammatikós)	γραμματικοί (grammatikoí)
genitive	γραμματικού (grammatikoú)	γραμματικών (grammatikón)
accusative	γραμματικό (grammatikó)	γραμματικούς (grammatikoús)
vocative	γραμματικέ (grammatiké)	γραμματικοί (grammatikoí)

Synonyms

(grammar): γραμμ. m (gramm.) (abbreviation)
(secretary): γραμματέας m or f (grammatéas)