εἰρήνη

See also Εἰρήνη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Probably from εἴρω "to fasten together", from *PIE ser- "to bind, put together, join, line up", cognate with Latin serere, series, Sanscrit sarat- "thread", Old Irish sernaid "he joins together".

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /e͜erɛ͜ɛ́nɛ͜ɛ/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /iːréːneː/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /iríni/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /iríni/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /iɾíni/

Noun

εἰρήνη (genitive εἰρήνης) f, first declension; (eirēnē)

1. peace

Inflection

First declension of εἰρήνη, εἰρήνης

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ εἰρήνη	τὼ εἰρήνᾱ	αἱ εἰρῆναι
Genitive	τῆς εἰρήνης	τοῖν εἰρήναιν	τῶν εἰρηνῶν
Dative	τῇ εἰρήνῃ	τοῖν εἰρήναιν	ταῖς εἰρήναις
Accusative	τὴν εἰρήνην	τὼ εἰρήνᾱ	τὰς εἰρήνᾱς
Vocative	εἰρήνη	εἰρήνᾱ	εἰρῆναι

Derived terms

• Εἰρήνη

References

• LSJ
• Bauer lexicon
• Strong’s concordance number: G1515