Μίθρας
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- Μῐ́θρης (Míthrēs) – Ionic
Etymology
From an Old Iranian language *Miθra. Compare Avestan 𐬨𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬀 (miθra), Old Persian 𐎷𐎰𐎼 (mi-θ-r /miθra/).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /mí.tʰraːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈmi.tʰras/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈmi.θras/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈmi.θras/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈmi.θras/
Proper noun
Μῐ́θρᾱς • (Míthrās) m (genitive Μῐ́θρου); first declension
- Greek form of Iranian Mithra (e.g. Herodotus Histories I,131; Plutarch, Isis and Osiris 46.7)
- Greek name of the figures of various syncretic Helleno-Zoroastrian cults of Asia Minor (100 BC-200 AD)
- Greek form of Latin Mithras, cult figure of the Roman mystery religion that flourished between 100 and 400 AD.
Inflection
First declension of ὁ Μῐ́θρᾱς; τοῦ Μῐ́θρου (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ Μῐ́θρᾱς ho Míthrās | ||||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ Μῐ́θρου toû Míthrou | ||||||||||||
Dative | τῷ Μῐ́θρᾳ tôi Míthrāi | ||||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν Μῐ́θρᾱν tòn Míthrān | ||||||||||||
Vocative | Μῐ́θρᾱ Míthrā | ||||||||||||
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Derived terms
- Μῐθραῖον (Mithraîon)
- Μῐθράκανᾰ (Mithrákana)
- Μῐθρῐᾰκός (Mithriakós)
Descendants
- Coptic: ⲙⲓⲑⲣⲁⲥ (mithras)
- Latin: Mithrās
- English: Mithras
References
- “Μίθρας”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,017