Ἔρως

See also: έρως, Έρως, and ἔρως

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἔρως (érōs, “love”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /é.rɔːs/ → /ˈe.ros/ → /ˈe.ros/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /é.rɔːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈe.ros/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈe.ros/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈe.ros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈe.ros/

Proper noun

Ἔρως • (Érōs) m (genitive Ἔρωτος); third declension

1. (Greek mythology) Eros

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Ἔρως; τοῦ Ἔρωτος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ἔρως ho Érōs
Genitive	τοῦ Ἔρωτος toû Érōtos
Dative	τῷ Ἔρωτῐ tôi Érōti
Accusative	τὸν Ἔρωτᾰ tòn Érōta
Vocative	Ἔρως Érōs
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ts.

Descendants

• Greek: Έρως (Éros), Έρωτας (Érotas)
• Latin: Erōs
• → Russian: Эро́т (Erót), Э́рос (Éros)

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,007