ἀγρότης

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἀγροιώτης (agroiṓtēs) — Epic

Etymology

From ἀγρός (agrós) +‎ -της (-tēs)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.ɡró.tɛːs/ → /aˈɣro.tis/ → /aˈɣro.tis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.ɡró.tɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aˈɡro.te̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aˈɣro.tis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /aˈɣro.tis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈɣro.tis/

Noun

ἀγρότης • (agrótēs) m (genitive ἀγρότου); first declension

1. country dweller, rustic
2. Synonym of ἀγρευτής (agreutḗs, “hunter”)

Declension

First declension of ὁ ἀγρότης; τοῦ ἀγρότου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ἀγρότης ho agrótēs	τὼ ἀγρότᾱ tṑ agrótā	οἱ ἀγρόται hoi agrótai
Genitive	τοῦ ἀγρότου toû agrótou	τοῖν ἀγρόταιν toîn agrótain	τῶν ἀγροτῶν tôn agrotôn
Dative	τῷ ἀγρότῃ tôi agrótēi	τοῖν ἀγρόταιν toîn agrótain	τοῖς ἀγρόταις toîs agrótais
Accusative	τὸν ἀγρότην tòn agrótēn	τὼ ἀγρότᾱ tṑ agrótā	τοὺς ἀγρότᾱς toùs agrótās
Vocative	ἀγρότᾰ agrótă	ἀγρότᾱ agrótā	ἀγρόται agrótai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Coordinate terms

• ἀγρότις f (agrótis)

Descendants

• Greek: αγρότης (agrótis)

Further reading

• “ἀγρότης”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἀγρότης in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀγρότης in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• ἀγρότης in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• “ἀγρότης”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
• “ἀγρότης”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press