ἀνδρεῖος

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Ancient GreekEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• ἀνδρήϊος (andrḗïos) (Ionic)

EtymologyEdit

From ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”) +‎ -ιος (-ios, adjective suffix).

PronunciationEdit

 

• IPA^(key): /an.drêː.os/ → /anˈðri.os/ → /aˈdri.os/

• (5^th BC Attic) IPA^(key): /an.drêː.os/
• (1^st BC Egyptian) IPA^(key): /anˈdri.os/
• (4^th AD Koine) IPA^(key): /anˈðri.os/
• (10^th AD Byzantine) IPA^(key): /anˈðri.os/
• (15^th AD Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈdri.os/

AdjectiveEdit

ἀνδρεῖος • (andreîos) m (feminine ἀνδρεία, neuter ανδρεῖον); first/second declension

1. Of or pertaining to a man
2. manly, masculine, strong
3. brave, courageous

   Antonyms: δειλός (deilós)

4. stubborn

Usage notesEdit

Excepting the first sense, this word was applied not only to men, but not uncommonly to women as well as deeds, animals, and objects.

InflectionEdit

First and second declension of ἀνδρεῖος; ἀνδρείᾱ; ἀνδρεῖον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀνδρεῖος andreîos	ἀνδρείᾱ andreíā	ἀνδρεῖον andreîon		ἀνδρείω andreíō	ἀνδρείᾱ andreíā	ἀνδρείω andreíō		ἀνδρεῖοι andreîoi	ἀνδρεῖαι andreîai	ἀνδρεῖᾰ andreîa
Genitive		ἀνδρείου andreíou	ἀνδρείᾱς andreíās	ἀνδρείου andreíou		ἀνδρείοιν andreíoin	ἀνδρείαιν andreíain	ἀνδρείοιν andreíoin		ἀνδρείων andreíōn	ἀνδρείων andreíōn	ἀνδρείων andreíōn
Dative		ἀνδρείῳ andreíōi	ἀνδρείᾳ andreíāi	ἀνδρείῳ andreíōi		ἀνδρείοιν andreíoin	ἀνδρείαιν andreíain	ἀνδρείοιν andreíoin		ἀνδρείοις andreíois	ἀνδρείαις andreíais	ἀνδρείοις andreíois
Accusative		ἀνδρεῖον andreîon	ἀνδρείᾱν andreíān	ἀνδρεῖον andreîon		ἀνδρείω andreíō	ἀνδρείᾱ andreíā	ἀνδρείω andreíō		ἀνδρείους andreíous	ἀνδρείᾱς andreíās	ἀνδρεῖᾰ andreîa
Vocative		ἀνδρεῖε andreîe	ἀνδρείᾱ andreíā	ἀνδρεῖον andreîon		ἀνδρείω andreíō	ἀνδρείᾱ andreíā	ἀνδρείω andreíō		ἀνδρεῖοι andreîoi	ἀνδρεῖαι andreîai	ἀνδρεῖᾰ andreîa
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἀνδρείως andreíōs				ἀνδρειότερος andreióteros				ἀνδρειότᾰτος andreiótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

ReferencesEdit

• ἀνδρεῖος in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ἀνδρεῖος in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• «ἀνδρεῖος» in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
• «ἀνδρεῖος» in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (© 2006–2017)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • bold idem, page 88.
  • brave idem, page 93.
  • courageous idem, page 178.
  • gallant idem, page 352.
  • man idem, page 510.
  • manly idem, page 512.
  • redoubtable idem, page 684.
  • stout idem, page 821.
  • sturdy idem, page 830.