Κυρηναῖος
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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Κῡρήνη (Kūrḗnē, “Cyrene”) + -ῐος (-ios, “-y: forming demonyms”), q.v.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /kyː.rɛː.nâi̯.os/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ky.re̝ˈnɛ.os/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /cy.riˈnɛ.os/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /cy.riˈne.os/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ci.riˈne.os/
Noun
Κῡρηναῖος • (Kūrēnaîos) m (genitive Κῡρηναίου); second declension
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ Κῡρηναῖος ho Kūrēnaîos |
τὼ Κῡρηναίω tṑ Kūrēnaíō |
οἱ Κῡρηναῖοι hoi Kūrēnaîoi | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Κῡρηναίου toû Kūrēnaíou |
τοῖν Κῡρηναίοιν toîn Kūrēnaíoin |
τῶν Κῡρηναίων tôn Kūrēnaíōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Κῡρηναίῳ tôi Kūrēnaíōi |
τοῖν Κῡρηναίοιν toîn Kūrēnaíoin |
τοῖς Κῡρηναίοις toîs Kūrēnaíois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Κῡρηναῖον tòn Kūrēnaîon |
τὼ Κῡρηναίω tṑ Kūrēnaíō |
τοὺς Κῡρηναίους toùs Kūrēnaíous | ||||||||||
| Vocative | Κῡρηναῖε Kūrēnaîe |
Κῡρηναίω Kūrēnaíō |
Κῡρηναῖοι Kūrēnaîoi | ||||||||||
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Derived terms
- Κῡρηνᾰϊκός (Kūrēnaïkós)
References
- 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
- G2956 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- cyrene idem, page 193.