ἄνθρωπος

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Contents 1 Ancient Greek 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Inflection 1.4.2 Derived terms 1.4.3 Descendants 1.4.4 References

[edit] Ancient Greek

[edit] Alternative spellings

• ἀνθρωπώ (Laconian)
• 𐀀𐀵𐀫𐀦 (a-to-ro-qo) (Mycenaean)
• 𐠀𐠰𐠦𐠡𐠩 (a-to-ro-po-se) (Arcadocypriot)

[edit] Etymology

Scholars used to consider it to be a compound from ἀνήρ (“‘man’”) + ὤψ (“‘face, appearance, look’”) = "he who looks like a man". However, Beekes does not accept this etymology.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Classical): IPA: [ántʰrɔːpos]

• (Koine): IPA: [ˈantʰro̞ːpo̞s]

• (Byzantine): IPA: [ˈãθropos]

[edit] Noun

ἄνθρωπος (genitive ἀνθρώπου) m, second declension; (anthrōpos)

1. man
2. sometimes woman, ἡ ἄνθρωπος
3. human being

[edit] Inflection

[edit] Derived terms

• ἅνθρωπος (Attic crasis with definite article ὁ)
• ὥνθρωπος (Ioniccrasis with definite article ὁ)
• ἀνθρωποκεντρικός, anthropocentric
• ἀνθρωποειδής, anthropoid
• ἀνθρωπολογία, anthropology
• ἀνθρωπομορφισμός, anthropomorphism

[edit] Descendants

• English: anthropology
• Greek: άνθρωπος "man"

[edit] References

• LSJ
• Bauer lexicon
• Strong’s concordance number: G444
• Encyclopedia Papyrus-Larousse
• J.B.Hofmann, Ετυμολογικόν Λεξικόν της Αρχαίας Ελληνικής (Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Griechischen)
• Plato Crat. 399 C