From βάπτω (báptō, “to dye; to dip, immerse”) + -εύς (-eús, masculine agentive suffix).
βᾰφεύς • (bapheús) m (genitive βᾰφέως); third declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ βᾰφεύς ho bapheús |
τὼ βᾰφῆ tṑ baphê |
οἱ βᾰφῆς / βᾰφεῖς hoi baphês / bapheîs | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ βᾰφέως toû baphéōs |
τοῖν βᾰφέοιν toîn baphéoin |
τῶν βᾰφέων tôn baphéōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ βᾰφεῖ tôi bapheî |
τοῖν βᾰφέοιν toîn baphéoin |
τοῖς βᾰφεῦσῐ / βᾰφεῦσῐν toîs bapheûsi(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν βᾰφέᾱ tòn baphéā |
τὼ βᾰφῆ tṑ baphê |
τοὺς βᾰφέᾱς toùs baphéās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | βᾰφεῦ bapheû |
βᾰφῆ baphê |
βᾰφῆς / βᾰφεῖς baphês / bapheîs | ||||||||||
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