Ἑωσφόρος

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ἕως (héōs, dawn) +‎ -φόρος (-phóros, -bearing, -carrying, from φέρω (phérō, to bear, to carry)). Compare Φωσφόρος (Phōsphóros).

Pronunciation

 
  • Hyphenation: Ἑ‧ωσ‧φό‧ρος

Proper noun

Ἑωσφόρος (Heōsphórosm (genitive Ἑωσφόρου); second declension

  1. The personification of the Morning Star; the planet Venus
    • Ἡ μετάφρασις τῶν Ἑβδομήκοντα. Ἠσαΐας 14:12
      Πῶς ἐξέπεσεν ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ὁ Ἑωσφόρος ὁ πρωὶ ἀνατέλλων συνετρίβη εἰς τὴν γῆν ὁ ἀποστέλλων πρὸς πάντα τὰ ἔθνη.
      Pôs exépesen ek toû ouranoû ho Heōsphóros ho prōì anatéllōn sunetríbē eis tḕn gên ho apostéllōn pròs pánta tà éthnē.
      How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: Εωσφόρος (Eosfóros)

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