ἐράσμιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

As if from unattested *ἐρασμός ("love") + -ιος (-ios), from ἔρᾰμαι (éramai, “I love”). Compare such couples, as subjective δεσμός (desmós) - adjective δέσμιος (désmios).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.ráz.mi.os/ → /eˈraz.mi.os/ → /eˈraz.mi.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.ráz.mi.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /eˈraz.mi.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈraz.mi.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈraz.mi.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈraz.mi.os/

Adjective

ἐρᾰ́σμῐος • (erásmios) m or f (neuter ἐρᾰ́σμῐον); second declension
ἐρᾰ́σμῐος • (erásmios) m (feminine ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱ, neuter ἐρᾰ́σμῐον); first/second declension

1. lovely, pleasant
2. beloved, desired

Declension

Second declension of ἐρᾰ́σμῐος; ἐρᾰ́σμῐον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἐρᾰ́σμῐος erásmios	ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erásmion		ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erasmíō	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erasmíō		ἐρᾰ́σμῐοι erásmioi	ἐρᾰ́σμῐᾰ erásmia
Genitive		ἐρᾰσμῐ́ου erasmíou	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ου erasmíou		ἐρᾰσμῐ́οιν erasmíoin	ἐρᾰσμῐ́οιν erasmíoin		ἐρᾰσμῐ́ων erasmíōn	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ων erasmíōn
Dative		ἐρᾰσμῐ́ῳ erasmíōi	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ῳ erasmíōi		ἐρᾰσμῐ́οιν erasmíoin	ἐρᾰσμῐ́οιν erasmíoin		ἐρᾰσμῐ́οις erasmíois	ἐρᾰσμῐ́οις erasmíois
Accusative		ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erásmion	ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erásmion		ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erasmíō	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erasmíō		ἐρᾰσμῐ́ους erasmíous	ἐρᾰ́σμῐᾰ erásmia
Vocative		ἐρᾰ́σμῐε erásmie	ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erásmion		ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erasmíō	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erasmíō		ἐρᾰ́σμῐοι erásmioi	ἐρᾰ́σμῐᾰ erásmia
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erásmion			ἐρᾰσμῐώτερος erasmiṓteros			ἐρᾰσμῐώτᾰτος erasmiṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of ἐρᾰ́σμῐος; ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱ; ἐρᾰ́σμῐον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἐρᾰ́σμῐος erásmios	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱ erasmíā	ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erásmion		ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erasmíō	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱ erasmíā	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erasmíō		ἐρᾰ́σμῐοι erásmioi	ἐρᾰ́σμῐαι erásmiai	ἐρᾰ́σμῐᾰ erásmia
Genitive		ἐρᾰσμῐ́ου erasmíou	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱς erasmíās	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ου erasmíou		ἐρᾰσμῐ́οιν erasmíoin	ἐρᾰσμῐ́αιν erasmíain	ἐρᾰσμῐ́οιν erasmíoin		ἐρᾰσμῐ́ων erasmíōn	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ων erasmíōn	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ων erasmíōn
Dative		ἐρᾰσμῐ́ῳ erasmíōi	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾳ erasmíāi	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ῳ erasmíōi		ἐρᾰσμῐ́οιν erasmíoin	ἐρᾰσμῐ́αιν erasmíain	ἐρᾰσμῐ́οιν erasmíoin		ἐρᾰσμῐ́οις erasmíois	ἐρᾰσμῐ́αις erasmíais	ἐρᾰσμῐ́οις erasmíois
Accusative		ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erásmion	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱν erasmíān	ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erásmion		ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erasmíō	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱ erasmíā	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erasmíō		ἐρᾰσμῐ́ους erasmíous	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱς erasmíās	ἐρᾰ́σμῐᾰ erásmia
Vocative		ἐρᾰ́σμῐε erásmie	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱ erasmíā	ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erásmion		ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erasmíō	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱ erasmíā	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erasmíō		ἐρᾰ́σμῐοι erásmioi	ἐρᾰ́σμῐαι erásmiai	ἐρᾰ́σμῐᾰ erásmia
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erásmion				ἐρᾰσμῐώτερος erasmiṓteros				ἐρᾰσμῐώτᾰτος erasmiṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Latin: Erasmus
  • Greek: Εράσμους (Erásmous), Έρασμος (Érasmos)
  • English: Erasmus

Further reading

• “ἐράσμιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἐράσμιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἐράσμιος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • adorable idem, page 13.
  • beloved idem, page 73.
  • dear idem, page 198.
  • lovable idem, page 502.
  • loved idem, page 502.