Ἀλεξανδρεύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Ᾰ̓λέξᾰνδρος (Aléxandros) +‎ -εύς (-eús).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.lek.san.drěu̯s/ → /a.lek.sanˈdreɸs/ → /a.lek.sanˈdrefs/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.lek.san.drěu̯s/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.lek.sanˈdrews/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.lek.sanˈdreɸs/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.lek.sanˈdrefs/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.lek.sanˈdrefs/

Noun

Ᾰ̓λεξᾰνδρεύς • (Alexandreús) m (genitive Ᾰ̓λεξᾰνδρέως); third declension

1. An Alexandrian

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Ᾰ̓λεξᾰνδρεύς; τοῦ Ᾰ̓λεξᾰνδρέως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Ᾰ̓λεξᾰνδρεύς ho Alexandreús	τὼ Ᾰ̓λεξᾰνδρῆ tṑ Alexandrê	οἱ Ᾰ̓λεξᾰνδρῆς / Ᾰ̓λεξᾰνδρεῖς hoi Alexandrês / Alexandreîs
Genitive	τοῦ Ᾰ̓λεξᾰνδρέως toû Alexandréōs	τοῖν Ᾰ̓λεξᾰνδρέοιν toîn Alexandréoin	τῶν Ᾰ̓λεξᾰνδρέων tôn Alexandréōn
Dative	τῷ Ᾰ̓λεξᾰνδρεῖ tôi Alexandreî	τοῖν Ᾰ̓λεξᾰνδρέοιν toîn Alexandréoin	τοῖς Ᾰ̓λεξᾰνδρεῦσῐ / Ᾰ̓λεξᾰνδρεῦσῐν toîs Alexandreûsi(n)
Accusative	τὸν Ᾰ̓λεξᾰνδρέᾱ tòn Alexandréā	τὼ Ᾰ̓λεξᾰνδρῆ tṑ Alexandrê	τοὺς Ᾰ̓λεξᾰνδρέᾱς toùs Alexandréās
Vocative	Ᾰ̓λεξᾰνδρεῦ Alexandreû	Ᾰ̓λεξᾰνδρῆ Alexandrê	Ᾰ̓λεξᾰνδρῆς / Ᾰ̓λεξᾰνδρεῖς Alexandrês / Alexandreîs
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

• Ᾰ̓λεξᾰδρῖνος (Alexadrînos)

Descendants

• Latin: Alexandreus

Further reading

• Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
• Ἀλεξανδρεύς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• G221 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • alexandria idem, page 22.