γραφεύς
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From γράφω (gráphō, “to write”) + -εύς (-eús, “-er”, masculine agent noun suffix).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ɡra.pʰěu̯s/
- (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
γρᾰφεύς • (grăpheús) m (genitive γρᾰφέως); third declension
- painter
- secretary
- writer
- scribe
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ γρᾰφεύς ho grăpheús |
τὼ γρᾰφῆ tṑ grăphê |
οἱ γρᾰφῆς / γρᾰφεῖς hoi grăphês / grăpheîs | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ γρᾰφέως toû grăphéōs |
τοῖν γρᾰφέοιν toîn grăphéoin |
τῶν γρᾰφέων tôn grăphéōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ γρᾰφεῖ tōî grăpheî |
τοῖν γρᾰφέοιν toîn grăphéoin |
τοῖς γρᾰφεῦσῐ / γρᾰφεῦσῐν toîs grăpheûsĭ(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν γρᾰφέᾱ tòn grăphéā |
τὼ γρᾰφῆ tṑ grăphê |
τοὺς γρᾰφέᾱς toùs grăphéās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | γρᾰφεῦ grăpheû |
γρᾰφῆ grăphê |
γρᾰφῆς / γρᾰφεῖς grăphês / grăpheîs | ||||||||||
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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[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.