λαμπρός
See also: Λάμπρος
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From λάμπω (lámpō, “to shine”) + -ρός (-rós).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /lam.prós/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /lamˈpros/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /lamˈpros/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /lamˈpros/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /lamˈbros/
Adjective
λᾰμπρός • (lămprós) m (feminine λᾰμπρᾱ́, neuter λᾰμπρόν); first/second declension (Attic, Koine)
- bright, radiant, brilliant
- of a bright bluish white or silvery color
- (of water or air) clear, limpid, transparent
- (of sound) clear, distinct
- (figuratively) clear, evident
- (figuratively) decisive
- (figuratively, of wind, actions, etc.) vigorous, keen, fierce
- splendid in appearance, magnificent
- (of people, cities, actions, etc.) famed, illustrious, renowned
- (of people) noble, munificent
- (of people) bright, joyous
Declension
| Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
| Nominative | λᾰμπρός lămprós |
λᾰμπρᾱ́ lămprā́ |
λᾰμπρόν lămprón |
λᾰμπρώ lămprṓ |
λᾰμπρᾱ́ lămprā́ |
λᾰμπρώ lămprṓ |
λᾰμπροί lămproí |
λᾰμπραί lămpraí |
λᾰμπρᾰ́ lămprắ | |||||
| Genitive | λᾰμπροῦ lămproû |
λᾰμπρᾶς lămprâs |
λᾰμπροῦ lămproû |
λᾰμπροῖν lămproîn |
λᾰμπραῖν lămpraîn |
λᾰμπροῖν lămproîn |
λᾰμπρῶν lămprôn |
λᾰμπρῶν lămprôn |
λᾰμπρῶν lămprôn | |||||
| Dative | λᾰμπρῷ lămprōî |
λᾰμπρᾷ lămprāî |
λᾰμπρῷ lămprōî |
λᾰμπροῖν lămproîn |
λᾰμπραῖν lămpraîn |
λᾰμπροῖν lămproîn |
λᾰμπροῖς lămproîs |
λᾰμπραῖς lămpraîs |
λᾰμπροῖς lămproîs | |||||
| Accusative | λᾰμπρόν lămprón |
λᾰμπρᾱ́ν lămprā́n |
λᾰμπρόν lămprón |
λᾰμπρώ lămprṓ |
λᾰμπρᾱ́ lămprā́ |
λᾰμπρώ lămprṓ |
λᾰμπρούς lămproús |
λᾰμπρᾱ́ς lămprā́s |
λᾰμπρᾰ́ lămprắ | |||||
| Vocative | λᾰμπρέ lămpré |
λᾰμπρᾱ́ lămprā́ |
λᾰμπρόν lămprón |
λᾰμπρώ lămprṓ |
λᾰμπρᾱ́ lămprā́ |
λᾰμπρώ lămprṓ |
λᾰμπροί lămproí |
λᾰμπραί lămpraí |
λᾰμπρᾰ́ lămprắ | |||||
| Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
| λᾰμπρῶς lămprôs |
λᾰμπρότερος lămpróteros |
λᾰμπρότᾰτος lămprótătos | ||||||||||||
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Derived terms
- λᾰμπρότης f (lămprótēs)
Descendants
- Greek: λαμπρός (lamprós)
Further reading
- “λαμπρός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “λαμπρός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- λαμπρός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- G2986 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Ancient Greek λαμπρός (lamprós).
Adjective
λαμπρός • (lamprós) m
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||||
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| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | λαμπρός (lamprós) | λαμπρή (lamprí) | λαμπρό (lampró) | λαμπροί (lamproí) | λαμπρές (lamprés) | λαμπρά (lamprá) | |
| genitive | λαμπρού (lamproú) | λαμπρής (lamprís) | λαμπρού (lamproú) | λαμπρών (lamprón) | λαμπρών (lamprón) | λαμπρών (lamprón) | |
| accusative | λαμπρό (lampró) | λαμπρή (lamprí) | λαμπρό (lampró) | λαμπρούς (lamproús) | λαμπρές (lamprés) | λαμπρά (lamprá) | |
| vocative | λαμπρέ (lampré) | λαμπρή (lamprí) | λαμπρό (lampró) | λαμπροί (lamproí) | λαμπρές (lamprés) | λαμπρά (lamprá) | |
Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο λαμπρός, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο λαμπρός, etc.)
Derivations: relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg "ο λαμπρότερος", etc)
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