μυρίος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Origin uncertain. It may be related to either Indo-European meu- 'damp' (as in 'flowing' like the countless waves of the sea) or Greek μύρμηξ (murmex) 'ant' (like a countless swarm).

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /myrí.os/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /myríos/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /myríos/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /myríos/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /miɾíos/

Adjective

μῠρίος m, μυρία f, μυρίον n; first/second declension; (murios)

1. numberless, countless, infinite
   1. (poetic) measureless, immense, infinite
   2. (of time) endless
   3. (adverbial, in neuter plural) much, immensely, incessantly
      1. (adverbial, singular dative) infinitely
2. (as a definite numeral, in the plural) ten thousand, the greatest number expressed in Ancient Greek as a single word

Inflection

    First and second declension of μυρίος, μυρίᾱ, μυρίον

Number	Singular				Dual				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	μυρίος	μυρίᾱ	μυρίον		μυρίω	μυρίᾱ	μυρίω		μυρίοι	μυρίαι	μυρίᾰ
Genitive	μυρίου	μυρίᾱς	μυρίου		μυρίοιν	μυρίαιν	μυρίοιν		μυρίων	μυρίων	μυρίων
Dative	μυρίῳ	μυρίᾳ	μυρίῳ		μυρίοιν	μυρίαιν	μυρίοιν		μυρίοις	μυρίαις	μυρίοις
Accusative	μυρίον	μυρίᾱν	μυρίον		μυρίω	μυρίᾱ	μυρίω		μυρίους	μυρίᾱς	μυρίᾰ
Vocative	μυρίε	μυρίᾱ	μυρίον		μυρίω	μυρίᾱ	μυρίω		μυρίοι	μυρίαι	μυρίᾰ

Usage notes

According to the Grammarians μυρίος (murios) (paroxytonic) is the indefinite form, and μύριος (murios) (proparoxytonic) is the definite form. However, this distinction is not observed in the manuscripts.

Derived terms

• μῡριάς

Synonyms

• (immense): πολύς (polus)