ἱερόγλυφος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἱερός (hierós, “sacred, holy”) +‎ γλυφή (gluphḗ, “carved work”), a calque of Egyptian mdw-nṯr (“the god’s word”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἱερόγλῠφος • (hieróglŭphos) m (genitive ἱερογλῠ́φου); second declension

  1. carver of hieroglyphics

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ ἱερόγλῠφος; τοῦ ἱερογλῠ́φου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ ἱερόγλῠφος
ho hieróglŭphos 		τὼ ἱερογλῠ́φω
tṑ hieroglŭ́phō 		οἱ ἱερόγλῠφοι
hoi hieróglŭphoi
Genitive τοῦ ἱερογλῠ́φου
toû hieroglŭ́phou 		τοῖν ἱερογλῠ́φοιν
toîn hieroglŭ́phoin 		τῶν ἱερογλῠ́φων
tôn hieroglŭ́phōn
Dative τῷ ἱερογλῠ́φῳ
tōî hieroglŭ́phōi 		τοῖν ἱερογλῠ́φοιν
toîn hieroglŭ́phoin 		τοῖς ἱερογλῠ́φοις
toîs hieroglŭ́phois
Accusative τὸν ἱερόγλῠφον
tòn hieróglŭphon 		τὼ ἱερογλῠ́φω
tṑ hieroglŭ́phō 		τοὺς ἱερογλῠ́φους
toùs hieroglŭ́phous
Vocative ἱερόγλῠφε
hieróglŭphe 		ἱερογλῠ́φω
hieroglŭ́phō 		ἱερόγλῠφοι
hieróglŭphoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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