κρατύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *krétus, from *kret-.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kra.týs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kraˈtys/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /kraˈtys/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /kraˈtys/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /kraˈtis/

Adjective

κρᾰτῠ́ς • (krătŭ́s) m (feminine κρᾰτεῖα, neuter κρᾰτῠ́); first/third declension

strong, mighty

Usage notes

In Homer κρᾰτῠ́ς is always an epithet of Hermes. κρᾰ́ταιᾰ (krắtaiă) is a possible feminine form.

Inflection

First and third declension of κρᾰτῠ́ς; κρᾰτεῖᾰ; κρᾰτῠ́ (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	κρᾰτῠ́ς krătŭ́s	κρᾰτεῖᾰ krăteîă	κρᾰτῠ́ krătŭ́	κρᾰτέε krătée	κρᾰτείᾱ krăteíā	κρᾰτέε krătée	κρᾰτεῖς krăteîs	κρᾰτεῖαι krăteîai	κρᾰτέᾰ krătéă
Genitive	κρᾰτέος krătéos	κρᾰτείᾱς krăteíās	κρᾰτέος krătéos	κρᾰτέοιν krătéoin	κρᾰτείαιν krăteíain	κρᾰτέοιν krătéoin	κρᾰτέων krătéōn	κρᾰτειῶν krăteiôn	κρᾰτέων krătéōn
Dative	κρᾰτεῖ krăteî	κρᾰτείᾳ krăteíāi	κρᾰτεῖ krăteî	κρᾰτέοιν krătéoin	κρᾰτείαιν krăteíain	κρᾰτέοιν krătéoin	κρᾰτέσῐ / κρᾰτέσῐν krătésĭ(n)	κρᾰτείαις krăteíais	κρᾰτέσῐ / κρᾰτέσῐν krătésĭ(n)
Accusative	κρᾰτῠ́ν krătŭ́n	κρᾰτεῖᾰν krăteîăn	κρᾰτῠ́ krătŭ́	κρᾰτέε krătée	κρᾰτείᾱ krăteíā	κρᾰτέε krătée	κρᾰτεῖς krăteîs	κρᾰτείᾱς krăteíās	κρᾰτέᾰ krătéă
Vocative	κρᾰτῠ́ krătŭ́	κρᾰτεῖᾰ krăteîă	κρᾰτῠ́ krătŭ́	κρᾰτέε krătée	κρᾰτείᾱ krăteíā	κρᾰτέε krătée	κρᾰτεῖς krăteîs	κρᾰτεῖαι krăteîai	κρᾰτέᾰ krătéă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	κρᾰτέως krătéōs			κρᾰτύτερος / κρείττων krătúteros / kreíttōn			κρᾰτύτατος / κρᾰ́τῐστος krătútatos / krắtĭstos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

καρτερός (karterós), κρατερός (kraterós)

Related terms

κρᾰ́τος (krắtos)

References

“κρατύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“κρατύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
“κρατύς”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
κρατύς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
κρατύς in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963