ἀγράμματος

See also: αγράμματος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀ- (a-, privative alpha) +‎ γράμμα (grámma, “letter”) +‎ -τος (-tos).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.ɡrám.ma.tos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aˈɡram.ma.tos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aˈɣram.ma.tos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /aˈɣram.ma.tos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈɣra.ma.tos/

Adjective

ᾰ̓γρᾰ́μμᾰτος • (ăgrắmmătos) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓γρᾰ́μμᾰτον); second declension

without learning, unlettered, illiterate
Antonym: ἐγγράμματος (engrámmatos)
- 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Memorabilia 4.2.20
- 400 BCE – 200 BCE, Damoxenus, Collected Works 2.12
- 341 BCE – 270 BCE, Epicurus, Fragments 236
- Palatine Anthology 11.154
- 160 CE – 210 CE, Sextus Empiricus, Against the Mathematicians 1.99
- 360 BCE, Plato, Timaeus 23A
- 280 BCE – 220 BCE, Philo of Byzantium, Compendium of Mechanics 1.195
- 108 CE, Arrian, Discourses of Epictetus 2.9.10
synonym of ἄγραπτος (ágraptos)
- 428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, The Statesman 295A
(of animals) unable to utter articulate sounds
- 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, History of Animals 488A.33
1. (of sounds) inarticulate
  - 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, On Interpretation 16A.29
  - 3rd century CE, Diogenes Laertius, Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers 3.107
  - 234 CE – 305 CE, Porphyry, On Abstinence 3.3
  - 550 CE – 650 CE, Eustratios of Constantinople, In Analyticorum Posteriorum Librum Secundum Commentarium 102.19
  - 110 BCE – 35 BCE, Philodemus, On Poems 2
  - 110 BCE – 35 BCE, Philodemus, Fragments 47.22

Inflection

Second declension of ᾰ̓γρᾰ́μμᾰτος; ᾰ̓γρᾰ́μμᾰτον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓γρᾰ́μμᾰτος ăgrắmmătos	ᾰ̓γρᾰ́μμᾰτον ăgrắmmăton	ᾰ̓γρᾰμμᾰ́τω ăgrămmắtō	ᾰ̓γρᾰμμᾰ́τω ăgrămmắtō	ᾰ̓γρᾰ́μμᾰτοι ăgrắmmătoi	ᾰ̓γρᾰ́μμᾰτᾰ ăgrắmmătă
Genitive	ᾰ̓γρᾰμμᾰ́του ăgrămmắtou	ᾰ̓γρᾰμμᾰ́του ăgrămmắtou	ᾰ̓γρᾰμμᾰ́τοιν ăgrămmắtoin	ᾰ̓γρᾰμμᾰ́τοιν ăgrămmắtoin	ᾰ̓γρᾰμμᾰ́των ăgrămmắtōn	ᾰ̓γρᾰμμᾰ́των ăgrămmắtōn
Dative	ᾰ̓γρᾰμμᾰ́τῳ ăgrămmắtōi	ᾰ̓γρᾰμμᾰ́τῳ ăgrămmắtōi	ᾰ̓γρᾰμμᾰ́τοιν ăgrămmắtoin	ᾰ̓γρᾰμμᾰ́τοιν ăgrămmắtoin	ᾰ̓γρᾰμμᾰ́τοις ăgrămmắtois	ᾰ̓γρᾰμμᾰ́τοις ăgrămmắtois
Accusative	ᾰ̓γρᾰ́μμᾰτον ăgrắmmăton	ᾰ̓γρᾰ́μμᾰτον ăgrắmmăton	ᾰ̓γρᾰμμᾰ́τω ăgrămmắtō	ᾰ̓γρᾰμμᾰ́τω ăgrămmắtō	ᾰ̓γρᾰμμᾰ́τους ăgrămmắtous	ᾰ̓γρᾰ́μμᾰτᾰ ăgrắmmătă
Vocative	ᾰ̓γρᾰ́μμᾰτε ăgrắmmăte	ᾰ̓γρᾰ́μμᾰτον ăgrắmmăton	ᾰ̓γρᾰμμᾰ́τω ăgrămmắtō	ᾰ̓γρᾰμμᾰ́τω ăgrămmắtō	ᾰ̓γρᾰ́μμᾰτοι ăgrắmmătoi	ᾰ̓γρᾰ́μμᾰτᾰ ăgrắmmătă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓γρᾰμμᾰ́τως ăgrămmắtōs		ᾰ̓γρᾰμμᾰτώτερος ăgrămmătṓteros		ᾰ̓γρᾰμμᾰτώτᾰτος ăgrămmătṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Greek: αγράμματος (agrámmatos)
Mariupol Greek: агра́матус (ahrámatus)