γραφεύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From γράφω (gráphō, “to write”) +‎ -εύς (-eús, “-er”, masculine agent noun suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡra.pʰěu̯s/ → /ɣraˈɸeɸs/ → /ɣraˈfefs/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡra.pʰěu̯s/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡraˈpʰeʍs/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɣraˈɸeɸs/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ɣraˈfefs/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ɣraˈfefs/

Noun

γρᾰφεύς • (grăpheús) m (genitive γρᾰφέως); third declension

1. painter
2. secretary
3. writer
4. scribe

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ γρᾰφεύς; τοῦ γρᾰφέως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ γρᾰφεύς ho grăpheús	τὼ γρᾰφῆ tṑ grăphê	οἱ γρᾰφῆς / γρᾰφεῖς hoi grăphês / grăpheîs
Genitive	τοῦ γρᾰφέως toû grăphéōs	τοῖν γρᾰφέοιν toîn grăphéoin	τῶν γρᾰφέων tôn grăphéōn
Dative	τῷ γρᾰφεῖ tôi grăpheî	τοῖν γρᾰφέοιν toîn grăphéoin	τοῖς γρᾰφεῦσῐ / γρᾰφεῦσῐν toîs grăpheûsĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸν γρᾰφέᾱ tòn grăphéā	τὼ γρᾰφῆ tṑ grăphê	τοὺς γρᾰφέᾱς toùs grăphéās
Vocative	γρᾰφεῦ grăpheû	γρᾰφῆ grăphê	γρᾰφῆς / γρᾰφεῖς grăphês / grăpheîs
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

• (secretary): γραμματεύς (grammateús)

References

• “γραφεύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “γραφεύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • artist idem, page 42.
  • painter idem, page 589.