ἐρυθρός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁rudʰrós (“red”), from the root *h₁rewdʰ-. Cognates include Latin ruber, Sanskrit रुधिर (rudhirá), Tocharian A/B rtär/ratre, and Old English rēad (English red).

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /erytʰrós/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /ɛrytʰrós/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /eryθrós/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /eryθrós/

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

Adjective

ἐρυθρός m, ἐρυθρά f, ἐρυθρόν n; first/second declension; (eruthros)

1. red

Inflection

    First and second declension of ἐρυθρός, ἐρυθρά, ἐρυθρόν

Number	Singular				Dual				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἐρυθρός	ἐρυθρά	ἐρυθρόν		ἐρυθρώ	ἐρυθρά	ἐρυθρώ		ἐρυθροί	ἐρυθραί	ἐρυθρά
Genitive	ἐρυθροῦ	ἐρυθρᾶς	ἐρυθροῦ		ἐρυθροῖν	ἐρυθραῖν	ἐρυθροῖν		ἐρυθρῶν	ἐρυθρῶν	ἐρυθρῶν
Dative	ἐρυθρῷ	ἐρυθρᾷ	ἐρυθρῷ		ἐρυθροῖν	ἐρυθραῖν	ἐρυθροῖν		ἐρυθροῖς	ἐρυθραῖς	ἐρυθροῖς
Accusative	ἐρυθρόν	ἐρυθράν	ἐρυθρόν		ἐρυθρώ	ἐρυθρά	ἐρυθρώ		ἐρυθρούς	ἐρυθράς	ἐρυθρά
Vocative	ἐρυθρέ	ἐρυθρά	ἐρυθρόν		ἐρυθρώ	ἐρυθρά	ἐρυθρώ		ἐρυθροί	ἐρυθραί	ἐρυθρά

References

• LSJ
• BDAG
• Strong’s concordance number: G2063