στραβός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Maybe from Proto-Indo-European *strebʰ-, the same root of στρέφω (stréphō, “to twist”) and στρεβλός (streblós).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /stra.bós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /straˈbos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /straˈβos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /straˈvos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /straˈvos/

Adjective

στρᾰβός • (străbós) m (feminine στρᾰβή, neuter στρᾰβόν); first/second declension

distorted, oblique
squinting, squint-eyed
- ante 177 CE, Pollux, Onomasticon 2.51
- Phrynicus in
  Anecdota Bekkeri 62

Inflection

First and second declension of στρᾰβός; στρᾰβή; στρᾰβόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	στρᾰβός străbós	στρᾰβή străbḗ	στρᾰβόν străbón	στρᾰβώ străbṓ	στρᾰβᾱ́ străbā́	στρᾰβώ străbṓ	στρᾰβοί străboí	στρᾰβαί străbaí	στρᾰβᾰ́ străbắ
Genitive	στρᾰβοῦ străboû	στρᾰβῆς străbês	στρᾰβοῦ străboû	στρᾰβοῖν străboîn	στρᾰβαῖν străbaîn	στρᾰβοῖν străboîn	στρᾰβῶν străbôn	στρᾰβῶν străbôn	στρᾰβῶν străbôn
Dative	στρᾰβῷ străbôi	στρᾰβῇ străbêi	στρᾰβῷ străbôi	στρᾰβοῖν străboîn	στρᾰβαῖν străbaîn	στρᾰβοῖν străboîn	στρᾰβοῖς străboîs	στρᾰβαῖς străbaîs	στρᾰβοῖς străboîs
Accusative	στρᾰβόν străbón	στρᾰβήν străbḗn	στρᾰβόν străbón	στρᾰβώ străbṓ	στρᾰβᾱ́ străbā́	στρᾰβώ străbṓ	στρᾰβούς străboús	στρᾰβᾱ́ς străbā́s	στρᾰβᾰ́ străbắ
Vocative	στρᾰβέ străbé	στρᾰβή străbḗ	στρᾰβόν străbón	στρᾰβώ străbṓ	στρᾰβᾱ́ străbā́	στρᾰβώ străbṓ	στρᾰβοί străboí	στρᾰβαί străbaí	στρᾰβᾰ́ străbắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	στρᾰβῶς străbôs			στρᾰβώτερος străbṓteros			στρᾰβώτᾰτος străbṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

(distorted): στρεβλός (streblós)

Derived terms

στραβίζω (strabízō)
Στράβων (Strábōn)

Descendants

→ Latin: strabus