Ἀτρεύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀ- (a-, “not”) +‎ τρέω (tréō, “fear”). Compare Hittite [script needed] (Attaršiya).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.trěu̯s/ → /aˈtreɸs/ → /aˈtrefs/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.trěu̯s/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aˈtrews/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aˈtreɸs/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /aˈtrefs/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈtrefs/

Proper noun

Ἀτρεύς • (Atreús) m (genitive Ἀτρέως); third declension

1. (Greek mythology) Atreus

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Ἀτρεύς; τοῦ Ἀτρέως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ἀτρεύς ho Atreús
Genitive	τοῦ Ἀτρέως toû Atréōs
Dative	τῷ Ἀτρεῖ tôi Atreî
Accusative	τὸν Ἀτρέᾱ tòn Atréā
Vocative	Ἀτρεῦ Atreû
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of Ἀτρεύς; Ἀτρῆος (Epic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	Ἀτρεύς Atreús
Genitive	Ἀτρῆος / Ἀτρέος Atrêos / Atréos
Dative	Ἀτρῆῐ̈ / Ἀτρέῐ̈ Atrêĭ̈ / Atréĭ̈
Accusative	Ἀτρῆᾰ / Ἀτρέᾰ Atrêă / Atréă
Vocative	Ἀτρεῦ Atreû
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

• Ἀτρείδης (Atreídēs)

Descendants

• Greek: Ατρεύς (Atréfs), Ατρέας (Atréas)
• Latin: Atreus

References

• “Ἀτρεύς”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• Ἀτρεύς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• “Ἀτρεύς”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,003