ἐράσμιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

As if from unattested *ἐρασμός ("love") + -ιος (-ios), from ἔρᾰμαι (érămai, “I love”). Compare such couples, as subjective δεσμός (desmós) - adjective δέσμιος (désmios).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.ráz.mi.os/ → /eˈraz.mi.os/ → /eˈraz.mi.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.ráz.mi.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /eˈraz.mi.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈraz.mi.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈraz.mi.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈraz.mi.os/

Adjective

ἐρᾰ́σμῐος • (erắsmĭos) m or f (neuter ἐρᾰ́σμῐον); second declension
ἐρᾰ́σμῐος • (erắsmĭos) m (feminine ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱ, neuter ἐρᾰ́σμῐον); first/second declension

1. lovely, pleasant
2. beloved, desired

Declension

Second declension of ἐρᾰ́σμῐος; ἐρᾰ́σμῐον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἐρᾰ́σμῐος erắsmĭos	ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erắsmĭon		ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erăsmĭ́ō	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erăsmĭ́ō		ἐρᾰ́σμῐοι erắsmĭoi	ἐρᾰ́σμῐᾰ erắsmĭă
Genitive		ἐρᾰσμῐ́ου erăsmĭ́ou	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ου erăsmĭ́ou		ἐρᾰσμῐ́οιν erăsmĭ́oin	ἐρᾰσμῐ́οιν erăsmĭ́oin		ἐρᾰσμῐ́ων erăsmĭ́ōn	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ων erăsmĭ́ōn
Dative		ἐρᾰσμῐ́ῳ erăsmĭ́ōi	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ῳ erăsmĭ́ōi		ἐρᾰσμῐ́οιν erăsmĭ́oin	ἐρᾰσμῐ́οιν erăsmĭ́oin		ἐρᾰσμῐ́οις erăsmĭ́ois	ἐρᾰσμῐ́οις erăsmĭ́ois
Accusative		ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erắsmĭon	ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erắsmĭon		ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erăsmĭ́ō	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erăsmĭ́ō		ἐρᾰσμῐ́ους erăsmĭ́ous	ἐρᾰ́σμῐᾰ erắsmĭă
Vocative		ἐρᾰ́σμῐε erắsmĭe	ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erắsmĭon		ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erăsmĭ́ō	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erăsmĭ́ō		ἐρᾰ́σμῐοι erắsmĭoi	ἐρᾰ́σμῐᾰ erắsmĭă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erắsmĭon			ἐρᾰσμῐώτερος erăsmĭṓteros			ἐρᾰσμῐώτᾰτος erăsmĭṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of ἐρᾰ́σμῐος; ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱ; ἐρᾰ́σμῐον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἐρᾰ́σμῐος erắsmĭos	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱ erăsmĭ́ā	ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erắsmĭon		ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erăsmĭ́ō	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱ erăsmĭ́ā	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erăsmĭ́ō		ἐρᾰ́σμῐοι erắsmĭoi	ἐρᾰ́σμῐαι erắsmĭai	ἐρᾰ́σμῐᾰ erắsmĭă
Genitive		ἐρᾰσμῐ́ου erăsmĭ́ou	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱς erăsmĭ́ās	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ου erăsmĭ́ou		ἐρᾰσμῐ́οιν erăsmĭ́oin	ἐρᾰσμῐ́αιν erăsmĭ́ain	ἐρᾰσμῐ́οιν erăsmĭ́oin		ἐρᾰσμῐ́ων erăsmĭ́ōn	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ων erăsmĭ́ōn	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ων erăsmĭ́ōn
Dative		ἐρᾰσμῐ́ῳ erăsmĭ́ōi	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾳ erăsmĭ́āi	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ῳ erăsmĭ́ōi		ἐρᾰσμῐ́οιν erăsmĭ́oin	ἐρᾰσμῐ́αιν erăsmĭ́ain	ἐρᾰσμῐ́οιν erăsmĭ́oin		ἐρᾰσμῐ́οις erăsmĭ́ois	ἐρᾰσμῐ́αις erăsmĭ́ais	ἐρᾰσμῐ́οις erăsmĭ́ois
Accusative		ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erắsmĭon	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱν erăsmĭ́ān	ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erắsmĭon		ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erăsmĭ́ō	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱ erăsmĭ́ā	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erăsmĭ́ō		ἐρᾰσμῐ́ους erăsmĭ́ous	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱς erăsmĭ́ās	ἐρᾰ́σμῐᾰ erắsmĭă
Vocative		ἐρᾰ́σμῐε erắsmĭe	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱ erăsmĭ́ā	ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erắsmĭon		ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erăsmĭ́ō	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱ erăsmĭ́ā	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erăsmĭ́ō		ἐρᾰ́σμῐοι erắsmĭoi	ἐρᾰ́σμῐαι erắsmĭai	ἐρᾰ́σμῐᾰ erắsmĭă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erắsmĭon				ἐρᾰσμῐώτερος erăsmĭṓteros				ἐρᾰσμῐώτᾰτος erăsmĭṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Latin: Erasmus
  • Greek: Εράσμους (Erásmous), Έρασμος (Érasmos)
  • English: Erasmus

Further reading

• “ἐράσμιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἐράσμιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἐράσμιος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • adorable idem, page 13.
  • beloved idem, page 73.
  • dear idem, page 198.
  • lovable idem, page 502.
  • loved idem, page 502.