γραφεύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From γράφω (gráphō, “to write”) +‎ -εύς (-eús, “-er”, masculine agent noun suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡra.pʰěu̯s/ → /ɣraˈɸeɸs/ → /ɣraˈfefs/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡra.pʰěu̯s/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡraˈpʰews/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɣraˈɸeɸs/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ɣraˈfefs/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ɣraˈfefs/

Noun

γραφεύς • (grapheús) m (genitive γραφέως); third declension

1. painter
2. secretary
3. writer
4. scribe

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ γραφεύς; τοῦ γραφέως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ γραφεύς ho grapheús	τὼ γραφῆ tṑ graphê	οἱ γραφῆς / γραφεῖς hoi graphês / grapheîs
Genitive	τοῦ γραφέως toû graphéōs	τοῖν γραφέοιν toîn graphéoin	τῶν γραφέων tôn graphéōn
Dative	τῷ γραφεῖ tôi grapheî	τοῖν γραφέοιν toîn graphéoin	τοῖς γραφεῦσῐ / γραφεῦσῐν toîs grapheûsi(n)
Accusative	τὸν γραφέᾱ tòn graphéā	τὼ γραφῆ tṑ graphê	τοὺς γραφέᾱς toùs graphéās
Vocative	γραφεῦ grapheû	γραφῆ graphê	γραφῆς / γραφεῖς graphês / grapheîs
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

• (secretary): γραμματεύς (grammateús)

References

• “γραφεύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “γραφεύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • artist idem, page 42.
  • painter idem, page 589.