ἀργύρεος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἀργυροῦς (arguroûs) — Attic

Etymology

ἄργῠρος (árgŭros) +‎ -εος (-eos)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ar.ɡý.re.os/ → /arˈʝy.re.os/ → /arˈʝi.re.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ar.ɡý.re.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /arˈɡy.re.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /arˈʝy.re.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /arˈʝy.re.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /arˈʝi.re.os/

Adjective

ἀργύρεος • (argúreos) m (feminine ἀργῠρέᾱ, neuter ἀργύρεον); first/second declension

1. silver, silvern

Declension

First and second declension of ἀργῠ́ρεος; ἀργῠρέᾱ; ἀργῠ́ρεον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀργῠ́ρεος argŭ́reos	ἀργῠρέᾱ argŭréā	ἀργῠ́ρεον argŭ́reon		ἀργῠρέω argŭréō	ἀργῠρέᾱ argŭréā	ἀργῠρέω argŭréō		ἀργῠ́ρεοι argŭ́reoi	ἀργῠ́ρεαι argŭ́reai	ἀργῠ́ρεᾰ argŭ́reă
Genitive		ἀργῠρέου argŭréou	ἀργῠρέᾱς argŭréās	ἀργῠρέου argŭréou		ἀργῠρέοιν argŭréoin	ἀργῠρέαιν argŭréain	ἀργῠρέοιν argŭréoin		ἀργῠρέων argŭréōn	ἀργῠρέων argŭréōn	ἀργῠρέων argŭréōn
Dative		ἀργῠρέῳ argŭréōi	ἀργῠρέᾳ argŭréāi	ἀργῠρέῳ argŭréōi		ἀργῠρέοιν argŭréoin	ἀργῠρέαιν argŭréain	ἀργῠρέοιν argŭréoin		ἀργῠρέοις argŭréois	ἀργῠρέαις argŭréais	ἀργῠρέοις argŭréois
Accusative		ἀργῠ́ρεον argŭ́reon	ἀργῠρέᾱν argŭréān	ἀργῠ́ρεον argŭ́reon		ἀργῠρέω argŭréō	ἀργῠρέᾱ argŭréā	ἀργῠρέω argŭréō		ἀργῠρέους argŭréous	ἀργῠρέᾱς argŭréās	ἀργῠ́ρεᾰ argŭ́reă
Vocative		ἀργῠ́ρεε argŭ́ree	ἀργῠρέᾱ argŭréā	ἀργῠ́ρεον argŭ́reon		ἀργῠρέω argŭréō	ἀργῠρέᾱ argŭréā	ἀργῠρέω argŭréō		ἀργῠ́ρεοι argŭ́reoi	ἀργῠ́ρεαι argŭ́reai	ἀργῠ́ρεᾰ argŭ́reă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἀργῠρέως argŭréōs				ἀργῠρεώτερος argŭreṓteros				ἀργῠρεώτᾰτος argŭreṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of ἀργῠ́ρεος; ἀργῠρέη; ἀργῠ́ρεον (Epic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀργῠ́ρεος argŭ́reos	ἀργῠρέη argŭréē	ἀργῠ́ρεον argŭ́reon		ἀργῠρέω argŭréō	ἀργῠρέᾱ argŭréā	ἀργῠρέω argŭréō		ἀργῠ́ρεοι argŭ́reoi	ἀργῠ́ρεαι argŭ́reai	ἀργῠ́ρεᾰ argŭ́reă
Genitive		ἀργῠρέου / ἀργῠρεοῖο / ἀργῠρέοιο / ἀργῠρεόο / ἀργῠρέοο argŭréou / argŭreoîo / argŭréoio / argŭreóo / argŭréoo	ἀργῠρέης argŭréēs	ἀργῠρέου / ἀργῠρεοῖο / ἀργῠρέοιο / ἀργῠρεόο / ἀργῠρέοο argŭréou / argŭreoîo / argŭréoio / argŭreóo / argŭréoo		ἀργῠρέοιῐν argŭréoiĭn	ἀργῠρέαιν / ἀργῠρέαιῐν / ἀργῠρέῃῐν argŭréai(ĭ)n / argŭréēiĭn	ἀργῠρέοιῐν argŭréoiĭn		ἀργῠρέων argŭréōn	ἀργῠρεᾱ́ων / ἀργῠρεέ͜ων / ἀργῠρεῶν argŭreā́ōn / argŭreé͜ōn / argŭreôn	ἀργῠρέων argŭréōn
Dative		ἀργῠρέῳ argŭréōi	ἀργῠρέῃ argŭréēi	ἀργῠρέῳ argŭréōi		ἀργῠρέοιῐν argŭréoiĭn	ἀργῠρέαιν / ἀργῠρέαιῐν / ἀργῠρέῃῐν argŭréai(ĭ)n / argŭréēiĭn	ἀργῠρέοιῐν argŭréoiĭn		ἀργῠρέοισῐ / ἀργῠρέοισῐν / ἀργῠρέοις argŭréoisĭ(n) / argŭréois	ἀργῠρέῃσῐ / ἀργῠρέῃσῐν / ἀργῠρέῃς / ἀργῠρέαις argŭréēisĭ(n) / argŭréēis / argŭréais	ἀργῠρέοισῐ / ἀργῠρέοισῐν / ἀργῠρέοις argŭréoisĭ(n) / argŭréois
Accusative		ἀργῠ́ρεον argŭ́reon	ἀργῠρέην argŭréēn	ἀργῠ́ρεον argŭ́reon		ἀργῠρέω argŭréō	ἀργῠρέᾱ argŭréā	ἀργῠρέω argŭréō		ἀργῠρέους argŭréous	ἀργῠρέᾱς argŭréās	ἀργῠ́ρεᾰ argŭ́reă
Vocative		ἀργῠ́ρεε argŭ́ree	ἀργῠρέη argŭréē	ἀργῠ́ρεον argŭ́reon		ἀργῠρέω argŭréō	ἀργῠρέᾱ argŭréā	ἀργῠρέω argŭréō		ἀργῠ́ρεοι argŭ́reoi	ἀργῠ́ρεαι argŭ́reai	ἀργῠ́ρεᾰ argŭ́reă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἀργῠρέως argŭréōs				ἀργῠρεώτερος argŭreṓteros				ἀργῠρεώτᾰτος argŭreṓtătos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• “ἀργύρεος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἀργύρεος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀργύρεος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ἀργύρεος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀργύρεος”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter