Πρίαπος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Πρῐ́ηπος (Príēpos) — Ionic

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /prí.aː.pos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpri.a.pos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈpri.a.pos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈpri.a.pos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈpri.a.pos/

Proper noun

Πρῐ́ᾱπος • (Príāpos) m (genitive Πρῐᾱ́που); second declension

(Greek mythology) Priapus

Declension

Second declension of ὁ Πρῐ́ᾱπος; τοῦ Πρῐᾱ́που (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Πρῐ́ᾱπος ho Príāpos	τὼ Πρῐᾱ́πω tṑ Priā́pō	οἱ Πρῐ́ᾱποι hoi Príāpoi
Genitive	τοῦ Πρῐᾱ́που toû Priā́pou	τοῖν Πρῐᾱ́ποιν toîn Priā́poin	τῶν Πρῐᾱ́πων tôn Priā́pōn
Dative	τῷ Πρῐᾱ́πῳ tôi Priā́pōi	τοῖν Πρῐᾱ́ποιν toîn Priā́poin	τοῖς Πρῐᾱ́ποις toîs Priā́pois
Accusative	τὸν Πρῐ́ᾱπον tòn Príāpon	τὼ Πρῐᾱ́πω tṑ Priā́pō	τοὺς Πρῐᾱ́πους toùs Priā́pous
Vocative	Πρῐ́ᾱπε Príāpe	Πρῐᾱ́πω Priā́pō	Πρῐ́ᾱποι Príāpoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Πρῐᾱ́πειος (Priā́peios)
Πρῐᾱπήῐ̈ον (Priāpḗïon)
Πρῐᾱπῐ́ζω (Priāpízō)
Πρῐᾱπῐ́σκος (Priāpískos)
Πρῐᾱπῐσκωτός (Priāpiskōtós)
πρῐᾱπῐσμός (priāpismós)
Πρῐᾱπῐσταί (Priāpistaí)
Πρῐᾱπώδης (Priāpṓdēs)

References

“Πρίαπος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“Πρίαπος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
Πρίαπος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πρίαπος (Príapos), the origin of his name is unknown. The name may have originated from the Hellespont, the birthplace of his cult.

Proper noun

Πρίαπος • (Príapos) m

(Greek mythology) Priapus, an ithyphallic fertility god; guardian of gardens and vineyards.