ἁλιεύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἅλς (háls, “sea”) +‎ -εύς (-eús, suffix for person concerned).

Noun

ᾰ̔λῐεύς • (halieús) m (genitive ᾰ̔λῐέως); third declension

1. fisher, fisherman
2. seaman, sailor

Declension

Third declension of ὁ ἁλιεύς; τοῦ ἁλιέως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ἁλιεύς ho halieús	τὼ ἁλιῆ tṑ haliê	οἱ ἁλιῆς / ἁλιεῖς hoi haliês / halieîs
Genitive	τοῦ ἁλιέως / ἁλιῶς toû haliéōs / haliôs	τοῖν ἁλιέοιν toîn haliéoin	τῶν ἁλιέων / ἁλιῶν tôn haliéōn / haliôn
Dative	τῷ ἁλιεῖ tôi halieî	τοῖν ἁλιέοιν toîn haliéoin	τοῖς ἁλιεῦσῐ / ἁλιεῦσῐν toîs halieûsi(n)
Accusative	τὸν ἁλιέᾱ / ἁλιᾶ tòn haliéā / haliâ	τὼ ἁλιῆ tṑ haliê	τοὺς ἁλιέᾱς / ἁλιᾶς toùs haliéās / haliâs
Vocative	ἁλιεῦ halieû	ἁλιῆ haliê	ἁλιῆς / ἁλιεῖς haliês / halieîs
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. The first form is uncontracted, the second contracted.

Third declension of ἁλιεύς; ἁλιῆος (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἁλιεύς halieús	ἁλιῆε haliêe	ἁλιῆες haliêes
Genitive	ἁλιῆος / ἁλιέος haliêos / haliéos	ἁλιήοιῐν haliḗoiin	ἁλιήων haliḗōn
Dative	ἁλιῆῐ̈ / ἁλιέῐ̈ haliêï / haliéï	ἁλιήοιῐν haliḗoiin	ἁλιήεσσῐ / ἁλιήεσσῐν / ἁλιεῦσῐ / ἁλιεῦσῐν haliḗessi(n) / halieûsi(n)
Accusative	ἁλιῆᾰ / ἁλιέᾰ haliêa / haliéa	ἁλιῆε haliêe	ἁλιῆᾰς haliêas
Vocative	ἁλιεῦ halieû	ἁλιῆε haliêe	ἁλιῆες haliêes
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Synonyms

• (fisherman): ἰχθυοθήρας (ikhthuothḗras), ἰχθυοθηρευτής (ikhthuothēreutḗs), ἰχθυοθηρητήρ (ikhthuothērētḗr)
• (sailor): ναύτης (naútēs)

Derived terms

• ᾰ̔λῐεύω (halieúō, “to fish”)

Further reading

• “ἁλιεύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press