ἀνδρεῖος
Ancient Greek
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom ᾰ̓νήρ (ănḗr, “man”) + -ιος (-ios, adjective suffix).
Pronunciation
edit- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /an.drêː.os/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /anˈdri.os/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /anˈdri.os/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /anˈdri.os/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /anˈdri.os/
Adjective
editἀνδρεῖος • (andreîos) m (feminine ᾰ̓νδρεία, neuter ᾰ̓νδρεῖον); first/second declension
- Of or pertaining to a man
- manly, masculine, strong
- Antonym: γυναικεῖος (gunaikeîos)
- brave, courageous
- Antonym: δειλός (deilós)
- stubborn
Usage notes
editExcepting the first sense, this word was applied not only to men, but commonly to women as well as deeds, animals, and objects.
Inflection
editNumber | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
Nominative | ᾰ̓νδρεῖος ăndreîos |
ᾰ̓νδρείᾱ ăndreíā |
ᾰ̓νδρεῖον ăndreîon |
ᾰ̓νδρείω ăndreíō |
ᾰ̓νδρείᾱ ăndreíā |
ᾰ̓νδρείω ăndreíō |
ᾰ̓νδρεῖοι ăndreîoi |
ᾰ̓νδρεῖαι ăndreîai |
ᾰ̓νδρεῖᾰ ăndreîă | |||||
Genitive | ᾰ̓νδρείου ăndreíou |
ᾰ̓νδρείᾱς ăndreíās |
ᾰ̓νδρείου ăndreíou |
ᾰ̓νδρείοιν ăndreíoin |
ᾰ̓νδρείαιν ăndreíain |
ᾰ̓νδρείοιν ăndreíoin |
ᾰ̓νδρείων ăndreíōn |
ᾰ̓νδρείων ăndreíōn |
ᾰ̓νδρείων ăndreíōn | |||||
Dative | ᾰ̓νδρείῳ ăndreíōi |
ᾰ̓νδρείᾳ ăndreíāi |
ᾰ̓νδρείῳ ăndreíōi |
ᾰ̓νδρείοιν ăndreíoin |
ᾰ̓νδρείαιν ăndreíain |
ᾰ̓νδρείοιν ăndreíoin |
ᾰ̓νδρείοις ăndreíois |
ᾰ̓νδρείαις ăndreíais |
ᾰ̓νδρείοις ăndreíois | |||||
Accusative | ᾰ̓νδρεῖον ăndreîon |
ᾰ̓νδρείᾱν ăndreíān |
ᾰ̓νδρεῖον ăndreîon |
ᾰ̓νδρείω ăndreíō |
ᾰ̓νδρείᾱ ăndreíā |
ᾰ̓νδρείω ăndreíō |
ᾰ̓νδρείους ăndreíous |
ᾰ̓νδρείᾱς ăndreíās |
ᾰ̓νδρεῖᾰ ăndreîă | |||||
Vocative | ᾰ̓νδρεῖε ăndreîe |
ᾰ̓νδρείᾱ ăndreíā |
ᾰ̓νδρεῖον ăndreîon |
ᾰ̓νδρείω ăndreíō |
ᾰ̓νδρείᾱ ăndreíā |
ᾰ̓νδρείω ăndreíō |
ᾰ̓νδρεῖοι ăndreîoi |
ᾰ̓νδρεῖαι ăndreîai |
ᾰ̓νδρεῖᾰ ăndreîă | |||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
ᾰ̓νδρείως ăndreíōs |
ᾰ̓νδρειότερος ăndreióteros |
ᾰ̓νδρειότᾰτος ăndreiótătos | ||||||||||||
Notes: |
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Noun
editἀνδρεῖος • (andreîos) m (genitive ᾰ̓νδρεῖου); second declension
- One who is courageous
Inflection
editCase / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ ᾰ̓νδρεῖος ho ăndreîos |
τὼ ᾰ̓νδρείω tṑ ăndreíō |
οἱ ᾰ̓νδρεῖοι hoi ăndreîoi | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ ᾰ̓νδρείου toû ăndreíou |
τοῖν ᾰ̓νδρείοιν toîn ăndreíoin |
τῶν ᾰ̓νδρείων tôn ăndreíōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ ᾰ̓νδρείῳ tôi ăndreíōi |
τοῖν ᾰ̓νδρείοιν toîn ăndreíoin |
τοῖς ᾰ̓νδρείοις toîs ăndreíois | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν ᾰ̓νδρεῖον tòn ăndreîon |
τὼ ᾰ̓νδρείω tṑ ăndreíō |
τοὺς ᾰ̓νδρείους toùs ăndreíous | ||||||||||
Vocative | ᾰ̓νδρεῖε ăndreîe |
ᾰ̓νδρείω ăndreíō |
ᾰ̓νδρεῖοι ăndreîoi | ||||||||||
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References
edit- “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 (2006–2025)
- 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.
Categories:
- Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ιος
- Ancient Greek 3-syllable words
- Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation
- Ancient Greek lemmas
- Ancient Greek adjectives
- Ancient Greek properispomenon terms
- Ancient Greek nouns
- Ancient Greek masculine nouns
- Ancient Greek second-declension nouns
- Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension