Κεγχρεαί

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Κεγχρειαί (Kenkhreiaí)

Etymology

From κέγχρος (kénkhros, “millet”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /keŋ.kʰre.ǎi̯/ → /ceŋ.xreˈɛ/ → /ceŋ.xreˈe/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /keŋ.kʰre.ǎi̯/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /keŋ.kʰreˈɛ/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ceŋ.xreˈɛ/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ceŋ.xreˈe/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ceŋ.xreˈe/

Proper noun

Κεγχρεαί • (Kenkhreaí) f pl (genitive Κεγχρεῶν); first declension

1. Cenchreae, Kechries (a region, a Corinthia in Greece)

Inflection

First declension of αἱ Κεγχρεαί; τῶν Κεγχρεῶν (Attic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	αἱ Κεγχρεαί hai Kenkhreaí
Genitive	τῶν Κεγχρεῶν tôn Kenkhreôn
Dative	ταῖς Κεγχρεαῖς taîs Kenkhreaîs
Accusative	τᾱ̀ς Κεγχρεᾱ́ς tā̀s Kenkhreā́s
Vocative	Κεγχρεαί Kenkhreaí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Κεχριές (Kechriés), Κεχρεές (Kechreés)
• Latin: Cenchreae

References

• G2747 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, page 1,005