σπόρος
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *spor-, an o-grade of Proto-Indo-European *sper-. Cognate to σπείρω (spéirō, “I sow”) and σπέρμα (spérma, “semen, sperm”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BC Attic): IPA: /spóros/
- (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /spóros/
- (4th AD Koine): IPA: /spóros/
- (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /spóros/
- (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /spóɾos/
Noun
σπόρος (genitive σπόρου) m, second declension; (sporos)
Inflection
References
- LSJ
- BDAG
- Strong’s concordance number: G4703