βέρρης

See also: Βέρρης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Perhaps from an earlier form *ϝέρρης (*wérrhēs) related to ἔρρω (érrhō, “to wander”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /bér̥.r̥ɛːs/ → /ˈβer.ris/ → /ˈve.ris/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bér̥.r̥ɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈber.re̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈβer.ris/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈver.ris/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈve.ris/

Noun

βέρρης • (bérrhēs)

1. Hesychius' gives the definition as: δραπέτης (drapétēs, “runaway”).

Further reading

• “βέρρης”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• βέρρης in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• Hesychius' Lexicon: β