Ἀτρεύς

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

From ἀ- (a-, “not”) +‎ τρέω (tréō, “fear”). Compare Hittite (Attaršiya).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ἀτρεύς • (Atreús) m (genitive Ἀτρέως); third declension

  1. (Greek mythology) Atreus

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Ἀτρεύς; τοῦ Ἀτρέως (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Ἀτρεύς
ho Atreús
Genitive τοῦ Ἀτρέως
toû Atréōs
Dative τῷ Ἀτρεῖ
tôi Atreî
Accusative τὸν Ἀτρέᾱ
tòn Atréā
Vocative Ἀτρεῦ
Atreû
Notes:
Third declension of Ἀτρεύς; Ἀτρῆος (Epic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative Ἀτρεύς
Atreús
Genitive Ἀτρῆος / Ἀτρέος
Atrêos / Atréos
Dative Ἀτρῆῐ̈ / Ἀτρέῐ̈
Atrêï / Atréï
Accusative Ἀτρῆᾰ / Ἀτρέᾰ
Atrêa / Atréa
Vocative Ἀτρεῦ
Atreû
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: Ατρεύς (Atréfs), Ατρέας (Atréas)
  • Latin: Atreus

References

  • “Ἀτρεύς”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • Ἀτρεύς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
  • “Ἀτρεύς”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,003
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