Φαραών

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɸa.raˈon/ → /fa.raˈon/

• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /pʰa.raˈon/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɸa.raˈon/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /fa.raˈon/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /fa.raˈon/

Proper noun

Φαραών • (Pharaṓn)

1. Alternative form of Φαραώ (Pharaṓ)
   • 93 CE – 94 CE, Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews 8.202:

     ἀκούσας οὖν τὸν Δαυίδου θάνατον ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ καὶ τὸν Ἰωάβου προσελθὼν ἐδεῖτο τοῦ Φαραῶνος ἐπιτρέπειν αὐτῷ βαδίζειν εἰς τὴν πατρίδα.

     akoúsas oûn tòn Dauídou thánaton en Aigúptōi kaì tòn Iōábou proselthṑn edeîto toû Pharaônos epitrépein autôi badízein eis tḕn patrída.

     • Translation by William Whiston

       When Hadad heard in Egypt that both David and Joab were dead, he came to Pharaoh, and desired that he would permit him to go to his own country.

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Φαραών; τοῦ Φαραῶνος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Φαραών ho Pharaṓn	τὼ Φαραῶνε tṑ Pharaône	οἱ Φαραῶνες hoi Pharaônes
Genitive	τοῦ Φαραῶνος toû Pharaônos	τοῖν Φαραώνοιν toîn Pharaṓnoin	τῶν Φαραώνων tôn Pharaṓnōn
Dative	τῷ Φαραῶνῐ tôi Pharaôni	τοῖν Φαραώνοιν toîn Pharaṓnoin	τοῖς Φαραῶσῐ / Φαραῶσῐν toîs Pharaôsi(n)
Accusative	τὸν Φαραῶνᾰ tòn Pharaôna	τὼ Φαραῶνε tṑ Pharaône	τοὺς Φαραῶνᾰς toùs Pharaônas
Vocative	Φαραών Pharaṓn	Φαραῶνε Pharaône	Φαραῶνες Pharaônes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.