λύται

See also: Λυταί

Ancient Greek

Etymology

As a term of Byzantine law, translation for the Latin term lytae ^[1] at Justinian's Constitution omnem, 533, itself a transliteration of the plural of Hellenistic Koine singular λύτης m (lútēs, “who solves puzzles”),^[2] from λύ(ω) (lú(ō), “loosen”) +‎ -της (-tēs, a suffix added to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns).

Pronunciation

(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈly.tɛ/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈly.te/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈli.te/

Noun

λύται • (lútai) m pl (indeclinable) (Koine, Byzatine)

(in the plural, Byzantine law) law-students who were in their fourth year of study

Declension

First declension of ὁ λύτης; τοῦ λύτου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ λύτης ho lútēs	τὼ λύτᾱ tṑ lútā	οἱ λύται hoi lútai
Genitive	τοῦ λύτου toû lútou	τοῖν λύταιν toîn lútain	τῶν λυτῶν tôn lutôn
Dative	τῷ λύτῃ tōî lútēi	τοῖν λύταιν toîn lútain	τοῖς λύταις toîs lútais
Accusative	τὸν λύτην tòn lútēn	τὼ λύτᾱ tṑ lútā	τοὺς λύτᾱς toùs lútās
Vocative	λύτᾰ lútă	λύτᾱ lútā	λύται lútai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

προλύται (prolútai, “law students of the fifth year of study”)

References

^ Oxford reference
^ λύτης 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