γνωτός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃tós. By surface analysis, from the root of γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō) +‎ -τός (-tós).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡnɔː.tós/ → /ɣnoˈtos/ → /ɣnoˈtos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡnɔː.tós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡnoˈtos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɣnoˈtos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ɣnoˈtos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ɣnoˈtos/

Adjective

γνωτός • (gnōtós) m (feminine γνωτή, neuter γνωτόν); first/second declension

1. known

Declension

First and second declension of γνωτός; γνωτή; γνωτόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		γνωτός gnōtós	γνωτή gnōtḗ	γνωτόν gnōtón		γνωτώ gnōtṓ	γνωτᾱ́ gnōtā́	γνωτώ gnōtṓ		γνωτοί gnōtoí	γνωταί gnōtaí	γνωτᾰ́ gnōtắ
Genitive		γνωτοῦ gnōtoû	γνωτῆς gnōtês	γνωτοῦ gnōtoû		γνωτοῖν gnōtoîn	γνωταῖν gnōtaîn	γνωτοῖν gnōtoîn		γνωτῶν gnōtôn	γνωτῶν gnōtôn	γνωτῶν gnōtôn
Dative		γνωτῷ gnōtôi	γνωτῇ gnōtêi	γνωτῷ gnōtôi		γνωτοῖν gnōtoîn	γνωταῖν gnōtaîn	γνωτοῖν gnōtoîn		γνωτοῖς gnōtoîs	γνωταῖς gnōtaîs	γνωτοῖς gnōtoîs
Accusative		γνωτόν gnōtón	γνωτήν gnōtḗn	γνωτόν gnōtón		γνωτώ gnōtṓ	γνωτᾱ́ gnōtā́	γνωτώ gnōtṓ		γνωτούς gnōtoús	γνωτᾱ́ς gnōtā́s	γνωτᾰ́ gnōtắ
Vocative		γνωτέ gnōté	γνωτή gnōtḗ	γνωτόν gnōtón		γνωτώ gnōtṓ	γνωτᾱ́ gnōtā́	γνωτώ gnōtṓ		γνωτοί gnōtoí	γνωταί gnōtaí	γνωτᾰ́ gnōtắ
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		γνωτῶς gnōtôs				γνωτότερος gnōtóteros				γνωτότᾰτος gnōtótătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Noun

γνωτός • (gnōtós) m (genitive γνωτοῦ); second declension

1. kinsman

Declension

Second declension of ὁ γνωτός; τοῦ γνωτοῦ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ γνωτός ho gnōtós	τὼ γνωτώ tṑ gnōtṓ	οἱ γνωτοί hoi gnōtoí
Genitive	τοῦ γνωτοῦ toû gnōtoû	τοῖν γνωτοῖν toîn gnōtoîn	τῶν γνωτῶν tôn gnōtôn
Dative	τῷ γνωτῷ tôi gnōtôi	τοῖν γνωτοῖν toîn gnōtoîn	τοῖς γνωτοῖς toîs gnōtoîs
Accusative	τὸν γνωτόν tòn gnōtón	τὼ γνωτώ tṑ gnōtṓ	τοὺς γνωτούς toùs gnōtoús
Vocative	γνωτέ gnōté	γνωτώ gnōtṓ	γνωτοί gnōtoí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “γνωτός”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• γνωτός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• γνωτός in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• “γνωτός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “γνωτός”, 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.
  • known idem, page 472.