Καισαρεύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Καισᾰ́ρειᾰ (Kaisáreia, “Caesarea”) +‎ -εύς (-eús).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /cɛˈsaˈreɸs/ → /ceˈsaˈrefs/

• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kɛˈsaˈrews/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /cɛˈsaˈreɸs/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ceˈsaˈrefs/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ceˈsaˈrefs/

Noun

Καισᾰρεύς • (Kaisareús) m (genitive Καισᾰρέως); third declension

1. a Caesarean; of Caesarea
   • 550s AD, Procopius, History of the Wars 1.1.1:

     Προκόπιος Καισαρεὺς τοὺς πολέμους ξυνέγραψεν, οὓς Ἰουστινιανὸς ὁ Ρωμαίων βασιλεὺς πρὸς βαρβάρους διήνεγκε τούς τε ἑῴους καὶ ἑσπερίους,

     Prokópios Kaisareùs toùs polémous xunégrapsen, hoùs Ioustinianòs ho Rōmaíōn basileùs pròs barbárous diḗnenke toús te heṓious kaì hesperíous,

     • 1916 translation by H. B. Dewing

       Procopius of Caesarea has written the history of the wars which Justinian, Emperor of the Romans, waged against the barbarians of the East and of the West…

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Καισᾰρεύς; τοῦ Καισᾰρέως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Καισᾰρεύς ho Kaisareús	τὼ Καισᾰρῆ tṑ Kaisarê	οἱ Καισᾰρῆς / Καισᾰρεῖς hoi Kaisarês / Kaisareîs
Genitive	τοῦ Καισᾰρέως toû Kaisaréōs	τοῖν Καισᾰρέοιν toîn Kaisaréoin	τῶν Καισᾰρέων tôn Kaisaréōn
Dative	τῷ Καισᾰρεῖ tôi Kaisareî	τοῖν Καισᾰρέοιν toîn Kaisaréoin	τοῖς Καισᾰρεῦσῐ / Καισᾰρεῦσῐν toîs Kaisareûsi(n)
Accusative	τὸν Καισᾰρέᾱ tòn Kaisaréā	τὼ Καισᾰρῆ tṑ Kaisarê	τοὺς Καισᾰρέᾱς toùs Kaisaréās
Vocative	Καισᾰρεῦ Kaisareû	Καισᾰρῆ Kaisarê	Καισᾰρῆς / Καισᾰρεῖς Kaisarês / Kaisareîs
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.