πυρσοφόρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πῠρσός (pŭrsós, “torch, firebrand”) +‎ -φόρος (-phóros, “-bearing”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pyr.so.pʰó.ros/ → /pyr.soˈɸo.ros/ → /pir.soˈfo.ros/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pyr.so.pʰó.ros/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /pyr.soˈpʰo.ros/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /pyr.soˈɸo.ros/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /pyr.soˈfo.ros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /pir.soˈfo.ros/

Adjective

πῠρσοφόρος • (pŭrsophóros) m or f (neuter πῠρσοφόρον); second declension

1. carrying fire

Declension

Second declension of πῠρσοφόρος; πῠρσοφόρον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		πῠρσοφόρος pŭrsophóros	πῠρσοφόρον pŭrsophóron		πῠρσοφόρω pŭrsophórō	πῠρσοφόρω pŭrsophórō		πῠρσοφόροι pŭrsophóroi	πῠρσοφόρᾰ pŭrsophóră
Genitive		πῠρσοφόρου pŭrsophórou	πῠρσοφόρου pŭrsophórou		πῠρσοφόροιν pŭrsophóroin	πῠρσοφόροιν pŭrsophóroin		πῠρσοφόρων pŭrsophórōn	πῠρσοφόρων pŭrsophórōn
Dative		πῠρσοφόρῳ pŭrsophórōi	πῠρσοφόρῳ pŭrsophórōi		πῠρσοφόροιν pŭrsophóroin	πῠρσοφόροιν pŭrsophóroin		πῠρσοφόροις pŭrsophórois	πῠρσοφόροις pŭrsophórois
Accusative		πῠρσοφόρον pŭrsophóron	πῠρσοφόρον pŭrsophóron		πῠρσοφόρω pŭrsophórō	πῠρσοφόρω pŭrsophórō		πῠρσοφόρους pŭrsophórous	πῠρσοφόρᾰ pŭrsophóră
Vocative		πῠρσοφόρε pŭrsophóre	πῠρσοφόρον pŭrsophóron		πῠρσοφόρω pŭrsophórō	πῠρσοφόρω pŭrsophórō		πῠρσοφόροι pŭrsophóroi	πῠρσοφόρᾰ pŭrsophóră
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		πῠρσοφόρως pŭrsophórōs			πῠρσοφορώτερος pŭrsophorṓteros			πῠρσοφορώτᾰτος pŭrsophorṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Noun

πῠρσοφόρος • (pŭrsophóros) m (genitive πῠρσοφόρου); second declension

1. torch-bearer
2. large brazier

Declension

Second declension of ὁ πῠρσοφόρος; τοῦ πῠρσοφόρου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ πῠρσοφόρος ho pŭrsophóros	τὼ πῠρσοφόρω tṑ pŭrsophórō	οἱ πῠρσοφόροι hoi pŭrsophóroi
Genitive	τοῦ πῠρσοφόρου toû pŭrsophórou	τοῖν πῠρσοφόροιν toîn pŭrsophóroin	τῶν πῠρσοφόρων tôn pŭrsophórōn
Dative	τῷ πῠρσοφόρῳ tôi pŭrsophórōi	τοῖν πῠρσοφόροιν toîn pŭrsophóroin	τοῖς πῠρσοφόροις toîs pŭrsophórois
Accusative	τὸν πῠρσοφόρον tòn pŭrsophóron	τὼ πῠρσοφόρω tṑ pŭrsophórō	τοὺς πῠρσοφόρους toùs pŭrsophórous
Vocative	πῠρσοφόρε pŭrsophóre	πῠρσοφόρω pŭrsophórō	πῠρσοφόροι pŭrsophóroi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “πυρσοφόρος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• πυρσοφόρος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette