Γερασηνοί

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡe.ra.sɛː.nǒi̯/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡe.ra.se̝ˈny/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ʝe.ra.siˈny/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ʝe.ra.siˈny/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ʝe.ra.siˈni/

Noun

Γερασηνοί • (Gerasēnoí) m pl (genitive Γερασηνῶν); second declension

Gerasenes (inhabitants of Gerasa)
- 75 CE, Josephus, The Jewish War 2.480
- 75 CE, Josephus, The Jewish War 4.503
- 93 CE – 94 CE, Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews 13.398
- The Gospel of Mark 5:1
- 50 CE – 100 CE, The Gospel of Luke 8:26
- c. 6th century CE, Stephanus Byzantius, Ethnica

Declension

Second declension of οἱ Γερασηνοί; τῶν Γερασηνῶν (Attic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	οἱ Γερασηνοί hoi Gerasēnoí
Genitive	τῶν Γερασηνῶν tôn Gerasēnôn
Dative	τοῖς Γερασηνοῖς toîs Gerasēnoîs
Accusative	τοὺς Γερασηνούς toùs Gerasēnoús
Vocative	Γερασηνοί Gerasēnoí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Latin: Gerasēnus

References

Γερασηνοί in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)