Αἰγύπτιος

See also: Αιγύπτιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos, “Egypt”) +‎ -ιος (-ios, adjective suffix). Cognate to Mycenaean Greek 𐁁𐀓𐀠𐀴𐀍 (a3-ku-pi-ti-jo).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ai̯.ɡýp.ti.os/ → /ɛˈʝyp.ti.os/ → /eˈʝip.ti.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ai̯.ɡýp.ti.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɛˈɡyp.ti.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɛˈʝyp.ti.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈʝyp.ti.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈʝip.ti.os/

Adjective

Αἰγύπτῐος • (Aigúptĭos) m (feminine Αἰγυπτῐ́ᾱ, neuter Αἰγύπτῐον); first/second declension

1. Egyptian
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 4.83
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 4.127
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 4.229
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 17.432
   • 470 BCE, Aeschylus, The Suppliants 817

Inflection

First and second declension of Αἰγύπτῐος; Αἰγυπτῐ́ᾱ; Αἰγύπτῐον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		Αἰγύπτῐος Aigúptĭos	Αἰγυπτῐ́ᾱ Aiguptĭ́ā	Αἰγύπτῐον Aigúptĭon		Αἰγυπτῐ́ω Aiguptĭ́ō	Αἰγυπτῐ́ᾱ Aiguptĭ́ā	Αἰγυπτῐ́ω Aiguptĭ́ō		Αἰγύπτῐοι Aigúptĭoi	Αἰγύπτῐαι Aigúptĭai	Αἰγύπτῐᾰ Aigúptĭă
Genitive		Αἰγυπτῐ́ου Aiguptĭ́ou	Αἰγυπτῐ́ᾱς Aiguptĭ́ās	Αἰγυπτῐ́ου Aiguptĭ́ou		Αἰγυπτῐ́οιν Aiguptĭ́oin	Αἰγυπτῐ́αιν Aiguptĭ́ain	Αἰγυπτῐ́οιν Aiguptĭ́oin		Αἰγυπτῐ́ων Aiguptĭ́ōn	Αἰγυπτῐ́ων Aiguptĭ́ōn	Αἰγυπτῐ́ων Aiguptĭ́ōn
Dative		Αἰγυπτῐ́ῳ Aiguptĭ́ōi	Αἰγυπτῐ́ᾳ Aiguptĭ́āi	Αἰγυπτῐ́ῳ Aiguptĭ́ōi		Αἰγυπτῐ́οιν Aiguptĭ́oin	Αἰγυπτῐ́αιν Aiguptĭ́ain	Αἰγυπτῐ́οιν Aiguptĭ́oin		Αἰγυπτῐ́οις Aiguptĭ́ois	Αἰγυπτῐ́αις Aiguptĭ́ais	Αἰγυπτῐ́οις Aiguptĭ́ois
Accusative		Αἰγύπτῐον Aigúptĭon	Αἰγυπτῐ́ᾱν Aiguptĭ́ān	Αἰγύπτῐον Aigúptĭon		Αἰγυπτῐ́ω Aiguptĭ́ō	Αἰγυπτῐ́ᾱ Aiguptĭ́ā	Αἰγυπτῐ́ω Aiguptĭ́ō		Αἰγυπτῐ́ους Aiguptĭ́ous	Αἰγυπτῐ́ᾱς Aiguptĭ́ās	Αἰγύπτῐᾰ Aigúptĭă
Vocative		Αἰγύπτῐε Aigúptĭe	Αἰγυπτῐ́ᾱ Aiguptĭ́ā	Αἰγύπτῐον Aigúptĭon		Αἰγυπτῐ́ω Aiguptĭ́ō	Αἰγυπτῐ́ᾱ Aiguptĭ́ā	Αἰγυπτῐ́ω Aiguptĭ́ō		Αἰγύπτῐοι Aigúptĭoi	Αἰγύπτῐαι Aigúptĭai	Αἰγύπτῐᾰ Aigúptĭă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		Αἰγυπτῐ́ως Aiguptĭ́ōs				Αἰγυπτῐώτερος Aiguptĭṓteros				Αἰγυπτῐώτᾰτος Aiguptĭṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Noun

Αἰγύπτιος • (Aigúptios) m (genitive Αἰγυπτῐ́ου); second declension

1. An Egyptian

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Αἰγύπτῐος; τοῦ Αἰγυπτῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Αἰγύπτῐος ho Aigúptĭos	τὼ Αἰγυπτῐ́ω tṑ Aiguptĭ́ō	οἱ Αἰγύπτῐοι hoi Aigúptĭoi
Genitive	τοῦ Αἰγυπτῐ́ου toû Aiguptĭ́ou	τοῖν Αἰγυπτῐ́οιν toîn Aiguptĭ́oin	τῶν Αἰγυπτῐ́ων tôn Aiguptĭ́ōn
Dative	τῷ Αἰγυπτῐ́ῳ tôi Aiguptĭ́ōi	τοῖν Αἰγυπτῐ́οιν toîn Aiguptĭ́oin	τοῖς Αἰγυπτῐ́οις toîs Aiguptĭ́ois
Accusative	τὸν Αἰγύπτῐον tòn Aigúptĭon	τὼ Αἰγυπτῐ́ω tṑ Aiguptĭ́ō	τοὺς Αἰγυπτῐ́ους toùs Aiguptĭ́ous
Vocative	Αἰγύπτῐε Aigúptĭe	Αἰγυπτῐ́ω Aiguptĭ́ō	Αἰγύπτῐοι Aigúptĭoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Αἰγυπτῐᾰκός (Aiguptĭăkós)

Descendants

• → Arabic: قبط
• → Italian: ghezzo
• → Latin: aegyptius (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

• “Αἰγύπτιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Αἰγύπτιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “Αἰγύπτιος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• Αἰγύπτιος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• “Αἰγύπτιος”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• G124 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Αἰγύπτιος in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • egypt idem, page 263.