Ἀριστεύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀριστεύς (aristeús, “who excels in valour, chief”), from ἄριστος (áristos).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.ris.těu̯s/ → /a.risˈteɸs/ → /a.risˈtefs/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.ris.těu̯s/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.risˈtews/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.risˈteɸs/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.risˈtefs/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.risˈtefs/

Proper noun

Ἀριστεύς • (Aristeús) m (genitive Ἀριστέως); third declension

1. Aristeus

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Ᾰ̓ρῐστεύς; τοῦ Ᾰ̓ρῐστέως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ᾰ̓ρῐστεύς ho Ărĭsteús
Genitive	τοῦ Ᾰ̓ρῐστέως toû Ărĭstéōs
Dative	τῷ Ᾰ̓ρῐστεῖ tôi Ărĭsteî
Accusative	τὸν Ᾰ̓ρῐστέᾱ tòn Ărĭstéā
Vocative	Ᾰ̓ρῐστεῦ Ărĭsteû
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Ἀριστείδης (Aristeídēs)

Descendants

• Greek: Αριστεύς (Aristéfs); Αριστέας (Aristéas)
• → Latin: Aristeus

Further reading

• Ἀριστεύς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,002