ἀρχιδιάκονος
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ἀρχῐ- (arkhĭ-, “chief”) + δῐᾱ́κονος (dĭā́konos, “deacon”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ar.kʰi.di.ǎː.ko.nos/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ar.kʰi.diˈa.ko.nos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ar.çi.ðiˈa.ko.nos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ar.çi.ðiˈa.ko.nos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ar.çi.ðiˈa.ko.nos/
Noun
ἀρχῐδῐᾱ́κονος • (arkhĭdĭā́konos) m (genitive ἀρχῐδῐᾱκόνου); second declension
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ ἀρχῐδῐᾱ́κονος ho arkhĭdĭā́konos |
τὼ ἀρχῐδῐᾱκόνω tṑ arkhĭdĭākónō |
οἱ ἀρχῐδῐᾱ́κονοι hoi arkhĭdĭā́konoi | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ ἀρχῐδῐᾱκόνου toû arkhĭdĭākónou |
τοῖν ἀρχῐδῐᾱκόνοιν toîn arkhĭdĭākónoin |
τῶν ἀρχῐδῐᾱκόνων tôn arkhĭdĭākónōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ ἀρχῐδῐᾱκόνῳ tōî arkhĭdĭākónōi |
τοῖν ἀρχῐδῐᾱκόνοιν toîn arkhĭdĭākónoin |
τοῖς ἀρχῐδῐᾱκόνοις toîs arkhĭdĭākónois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν ἀρχῐδῐᾱ́κονον tòn arkhĭdĭā́konon |
τὼ ἀρχῐδῐᾱκόνω tṑ arkhĭdĭākónō |
τοὺς ἀρχῐδῐᾱκόνους toùs arkhĭdĭākónous | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ἀρχῐδῐᾱ́κονε arkhĭdĭā́kone |
ἀρχῐδῐᾱκόνω arkhĭdĭākónō |
ἀρχῐδῐᾱ́κονοι arkhĭdĭā́konoi | ||||||||||
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Descendants
- Greek: αρχιδιάκονος (archidiákonos)
- → Latin: archidiaconus
- → Italian: arcidiacono (calque)
Further reading
- “ἀρχιδιάκονος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ἀρχιδιάκονος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)