κληρικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κλῆρος (klêros, “the clergy, what is alloted, a lot”) +‎ -ῐκός (-ĭkós).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /klɛː.ri.kós/ → /kli.riˈkos/ → /kli.riˈkos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /klɛː.ri.kós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kle̝.riˈkos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /kli.riˈkos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /kli.riˈkos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /kli.riˈkos/

Adjective

κληρῐκός • (klērĭkós) m (feminine κληρῐκή, neuter κληρῐκόν); first/second declension

1. of or pertaining to clergy; clerical

Inflection

First and second declension of κληρῐκός; κληρῐκή; κληρῐκόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		κληρῐκός klērĭkós	κληρῐκή klērĭkḗ	κληρῐκόν klērĭkón		κληρῐκώ klērĭkṓ	κληρῐκᾱ́ klērĭkā́	κληρῐκώ klērĭkṓ		κληρῐκοί klērĭkoí	κληρῐκαί klērĭkaí	κληρῐκᾰ́ klērĭkắ
Genitive		κληρῐκοῦ klērĭkoû	κληρῐκῆς klērĭkês	κληρῐκοῦ klērĭkoû		κληρῐκοῖν klērĭkoîn	κληρῐκαῖν klērĭkaîn	κληρῐκοῖν klērĭkoîn		κληρῐκῶν klērĭkôn	κληρῐκῶν klērĭkôn	κληρῐκῶν klērĭkôn
Dative		κληρῐκῷ klērĭkôi	κληρῐκῇ klērĭkêi	κληρῐκῷ klērĭkôi		κληρῐκοῖν klērĭkoîn	κληρῐκαῖν klērĭkaîn	κληρῐκοῖν klērĭkoîn		κληρῐκοῖς klērĭkoîs	κληρῐκαῖς klērĭkaîs	κληρῐκοῖς klērĭkoîs
Accusative		κληρῐκόν klērĭkón	κληρῐκήν klērĭkḗn	κληρῐκόν klērĭkón		κληρῐκώ klērĭkṓ	κληρῐκᾱ́ klērĭkā́	κληρῐκώ klērĭkṓ		κληρῐκούς klērĭkoús	κληρῐκᾱ́ς klērĭkā́s	κληρῐκᾰ́ klērĭkắ
Vocative		κληρῐκέ klērĭké	κληρῐκή klērĭkḗ	κληρῐκόν klērĭkón		κληρῐκώ klērĭkṓ	κληρῐκᾱ́ klērĭkā́	κληρῐκώ klērĭkṓ		κληρῐκοί klērĭkoí	κληρῐκαί klērĭkaí	κληρῐκᾰ́ klērĭkắ
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		κληρῐκῶς klērĭkôs				κληρῐκώτερος klērĭkṓteros				κληρῐκώτᾰτος klērĭkṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Noun

κληρῐκός • (klērĭkós) m (genitive κληρῐκοῦ); second declension

1. clergyman

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ κληρῐκός; τοῦ κληρῐκοῦ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ κληρῐκός ho klērĭkós	τὼ κληρῐκώ tṑ klērĭkṓ	οἱ κληρῐκοί hoi klērĭkoí
Genitive	τοῦ κληρῐκοῦ toû klērĭkoû	τοῖν κληρῐκοῖν toîn klērĭkoîn	τῶν κληρῐκῶν tôn klērĭkôn
Dative	τῷ κληρῐκῷ tôi klērĭkôi	τοῖν κληρῐκοῖν toîn klērĭkoîn	τοῖς κληρῐκοῖς toîs klērĭkoîs
Accusative	τὸν κληρῐκόν tòn klērĭkón	τὼ κληρῐκώ tṑ klērĭkṓ	τοὺς κληρῐκούς toùs klērĭkoús
Vocative	κληρῐκέ klērĭké	κληρῐκώ klērĭkṓ	κληρῐκοί klērĭkoí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• “κληρικός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• κληρικός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• “clerk”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Greek

Noun

κληρικός • (klirikós) m (plural κληρικοί)

1. cleric

   Antonym: λαϊκός (laïkós)

Declension

Declension of κληρικός

	singular	plural
nominative	κληρικός (klirikós)	κληρικοί (klirikoí)
genitive	κληρικού (klirikoú)	κληρικών (klirikón)
accusative	κληρικό (klirikó)	κληρικούς (klirikoús)
vocative	κληρικέ (kliriké)	κληρικοί (klirikoí)

Related terms

• αντικληρικαλισμός m (antiklirikalismós, “anticlericalism, secularism”)
• αντικληρικισμός m (antiklirikismós, “anticlericalism, secularism”)
• αντικληρικός m (antiklirikós, “anticlericalist, secularist”)
• αντικληρισμός m (antiklirismós, “anticlericalism, secularism”)