παρθένος

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[edit] Ancient Greek

[edit] Alternative spellings

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (Classical): IPA: [partʰénos]
  • (Koine): IPA: [partʰˈɛno̞s]
  • (Byzantine): IPA: [parθˈenos]

[edit] Adjective

παρθένος m., παρθένος f., παρθένον n.; second declension; (parthenos)

  1. maidenly
  2. chaste

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[edit] Noun

παρθένος (genitive παρθένου) f, second declension; (parthenos)

  1. young, unmarried woman; maiden
  2. virgin
  3. pupil
  4. epithet of various goddesses, most commonly of Athena

[edit] Usage notes

Παρθένος was sometimes used as a masculine noun to denote a young, unmarried man in later Greek.

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[edit] References

Strong’s concordance number: G3933