ἐράσμιος
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ἔρᾰσθαι (érasthai, “to love”) + -ιος (-ios); ἔρᾰμαι (éramai, “I love”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /e.ráz.mi.os/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /eˈraz.mi.os/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /eˈraz.mi.os/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /eˈraz.mi.os/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /eˈraz.mi.os/
Adjective
ἐρᾰ́σμῐος • (erásmios) m or f (neuter ἐρᾰ́σμῐον); second declension
ἐρᾰ́σμῐος • (erásmios) m (feminine ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱ, neuter ἐρᾰ́σμῐον); first/second declension
- lovely, pleasant
- beloved, desired
Declension
Second declension of ἐρᾰ́σμῐος; ἐρᾰ́σμῐον (Attic)
Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | ||||||||
Nominative | ἐρᾰ́σμῐος erásmios | ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erásmion | ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erasmíō | ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erasmíō | ἐρᾰ́σμῐοι erásmioi | ἐρᾰ́σμῐᾰ erásmia | ||||||||
Genitive | ἐρᾰσμῐ́ου erasmíou | ἐρᾰσμῐ́ου erasmíou | ἐρᾰσμῐ́οιν erasmíoin | ἐρᾰσμῐ́οιν erasmíoin | ἐρᾰσμῐ́ων erasmíōn | ἐρᾰσμῐ́ων erasmíōn | ||||||||
Dative | ἐρᾰσμῐ́ῳ erasmíōi | ἐρᾰσμῐ́ῳ erasmíōi | ἐρᾰσμῐ́οιν erasmíoin | ἐρᾰσμῐ́οιν erasmíoin | ἐρᾰσμῐ́οις erasmíois | ἐρᾰσμῐ́οις erasmíois | ||||||||
Accusative | ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erásmion | ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erásmion | ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erasmíō | ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erasmíō | ἐρᾰσμῐ́ους erasmíous | ἐρᾰ́σμῐᾰ erásmia | ||||||||
Vocative | ἐρᾰ́σμῐε erásmie | ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erásmion | ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erasmíō | ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erasmíō | ἐρᾰ́σμῐοι erásmioi | ἐρᾰ́σμῐᾰ erásmia | ||||||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erásmion | ἐρᾰσμῐώτερος erasmiṓteros | ἐρᾰσμῐώτᾰτος erasmiṓtatos | ||||||||||||
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First and second declension of ἐρᾰ́σμῐος; ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱ; ἐρᾰ́σμῐον (Attic)
Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
Nominative | ἐρᾰ́σμῐος erásmios | ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱ erasmíā | ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erásmion | ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erasmíō | ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱ erasmíā | ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erasmíō | ἐρᾰ́σμῐοι erásmioi | ἐρᾰ́σμῐαι erásmiai | ἐρᾰ́σμῐᾰ erásmia | |||||
Genitive | ἐρᾰσμῐ́ου erasmíou | ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱς erasmíās | ἐρᾰσμῐ́ου erasmíou | ἐρᾰσμῐ́οιν erasmíoin | ἐρᾰσμῐ́αιν erasmíain | ἐρᾰσμῐ́οιν erasmíoin | ἐρᾰσμῐ́ων erasmíōn | ἐρᾰσμῐ́ων erasmíōn | ἐρᾰσμῐ́ων erasmíōn | |||||
Dative | ἐρᾰσμῐ́ῳ erasmíōi | ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾳ erasmíāi | ἐρᾰσμῐ́ῳ erasmíōi | ἐρᾰσμῐ́οιν erasmíoin | ἐρᾰσμῐ́αιν erasmíain | ἐρᾰσμῐ́οιν erasmíoin | ἐρᾰσμῐ́οις erasmíois | ἐρᾰσμῐ́αις erasmíais | ἐρᾰσμῐ́οις erasmíois | |||||
Accusative | ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erásmion | ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱν erasmíān | ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erásmion | ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erasmíō | ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱ erasmíā | ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erasmíō | ἐρᾰσμῐ́ους erasmíous | ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱς erasmíās | ἐρᾰ́σμῐᾰ erásmia | |||||
Vocative | ἐρᾰ́σμῐε erásmie | ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱ erasmíā | ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erásmion | ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erasmíō | ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱ erasmíā | ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erasmíō | ἐρᾰ́σμῐοι erásmioi | ἐρᾰ́σμῐαι erásmiai | ἐρᾰ́σμῐᾰ erásmia | |||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erásmion | ἐρᾰσμῐώτερος erasmiṓteros | ἐρᾰσμῐώτᾰτος erasmiṓtatos | ||||||||||||
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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, 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.