γραφεύς

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From γράφω (gráphō, “to write”) +‎ -εύς (-eús, “-er”, masculine agent noun suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

γραφεύς • (grapheús) m (genitive γραφέως); third declension

  1. painter
  2. secretary
  3. writer
  4. scribe

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ γραφεύς; τοῦ γραφέως (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ γραφεύς
ho grapheús 		τὼ γραφῆ
tṑ graphê 		οἱ γραφῆς / γραφεῖς
hoi graphês / grapheîs
Genitive τοῦ γραφέως
toû graphéōs 		τοῖν γραφέοιν
toîn graphéoin 		τῶν γραφέων
tôn graphéōn
Dative τῷ γραφεῖ
tôi grapheî 		τοῖν γραφέοιν
toîn graphéoin 		τοῖς γραφεῦσῐ / γραφεῦσῐν
toîs grapheûsi(n)
Accusative τὸν γραφέᾱ
tòn graphéā 		τὼ γραφῆ
tṑ graphê 		τοὺς γραφέᾱς
toùs graphéās
Vocative γραφεῦ
grapheû 		γραφῆ
graphê 		γραφῆς / γραφεῖς
graphês / grapheîs
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Synonyms

References

  • “γραφεύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “γραφεύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
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