αναγνώστης

See also: ἀναγνώστης

Greek

Learnedly, from Hellenistic Koine Greek ἀναγνώστης (anagnṓstēs, “reader, usually a slave trained to read”)^[1] (1st century BC), from ἀνάγνωσ(ις) (anágnōs(is), “recognition; reading, reading aloud”) + -της (-tēs).^[2]
The ecclesiastic term, since the mediaeval times.^[3]

αναγνώστης • (anagnóstis) m (plural αναγνώστες, feminine αναγνώστρια)

(books, magazines, Internet) reader (someone who reads a written publication or website)
Δωρεάν CD για τους αναγνώστες μας σήμερα.
Doreán CD gia tous anagnóstes mas símera.
A free CD for our readers today.
(in the plural) readership
(Christianity) lay reader (person who is not ordained but is appointed to lead Church services)

^ αναγνώστης, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
^ :ανάγνωση" - αναγνώστης - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
^ αναγνώστης - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only (abbreviations)], Centre for the Greek language