βαφεύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From βάπτω (báptō, “to dye; to dip, immerse”) +‎ -εύς (-eús, masculine agentive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ba.pʰěu̯s/ → /βaˈɸeɸs/ → /vaˈfefs/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ba.pʰěu̯s/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /baˈpʰews/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /βaˈɸeɸs/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /vaˈfefs/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /vaˈfefs/

Noun

βᾰφεύς • (băpheús) m (genitive βᾰφέως); third declension

1. dyer
2. gilder

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ βᾰφεύς; τοῦ βᾰφέως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ βᾰφεύς ho băpheús	τὼ βᾰφῆ tṑ băphê	οἱ βᾰφῆς / βᾰφεῖς hoi băphês / băpheîs
Genitive	τοῦ βᾰφέως toû băphéōs	τοῖν βᾰφέοιν toîn băphéoin	τῶν βᾰφέων tôn băphéōn
Dative	τῷ βᾰφεῖ tôi băpheî	τοῖν βᾰφέοιν toîn băphéoin	τοῖς βᾰφεῦσῐ / βᾰφεῦσῐν toîs băpheûsĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸν βᾰφέᾱ tòn băphéā	τὼ βᾰφῆ tṑ băphê	τοὺς βᾰφέᾱς toùs băphéās
Vocative	βᾰφεῦ băpheû	βᾰφῆ băphê	βᾰφῆς / βᾰφεῖς băphês / băpheîs
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “βαφεύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• βαφεύς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• βαφεύς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)