Περσεύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Perhaps Pre-Greek, perhaps from πέρθω (pérthō).

More at Perseus.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /per.sěu̯s/ → /perˈseɸs/ → /perˈsefs/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /per.sěu̯s/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /perˈsews/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /perˈseɸs/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /perˈsefs/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /perˈsefs/

Proper noun

Περσεύς • (Perseús) m (genitive Περσέως); third declension

1. Perseus, a mythological figure
2. (astronomy) the constellation Perseus

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Περσεύς; τοῦ Περσέως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Περσεύς ho Perseús
Genitive	τοῦ Περσέως toû Perséōs
Dative	τῷ Περσεῖ tôi Perseî
Accusative	τὸν Περσέᾱ tòn Perséā
Vocative	Περσεῦ Perseû
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Περσείδης (Perseídēs)
• Περσεῖος (Perseîos)

 

Descendants

• Greek: Περσέας (Perséas), Περσεύς (Perséfs)
• → Latin: Perseus
  • → English: Perseus

References

• “Περσεύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Περσεύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “Περσεύς”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• Περσεύς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “Περσεύς”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,011

Greek

Περσεύς

Alternative forms

• Περσέας (Perséas)

Etymology

Unknown origin; see Perseus for details.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /perˈsefs/
• Hyphenation: Περ‧σεύς

Usage notes

Περσέας (Perséas) is the standard Modern Greek form of the given name and the mythological character. Περσεύς (Perséfs), in Ancient Greek, is more commonly used when naming the constellation.

Proper noun

Περσεύς • (Perséfs) m (plural Perséfs)

1. (astronomy) Perseus the constellation between Andromeda and Auriga.
2. (Greek mythology) Perseus the killer of Medusa.

Declension

Declension in the ancient fashion. Compare to declension of Περσέας.

Declension of Περσεύς

	singular
nominative	Περσεύς (Perséfs)
genitive	Περσέως (Perséos)
accusative	Περσέα (Perséa)
vocative	Περσεύ (Perséf)

Vocative in polytonic script: Περσεῦ