Μανιχαῖος
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Classical Syriac ܡܐܢܝ ܚܝܐ (Mānī ḥayyā, “Living Mani”), from Classical Syriac ܡܐܢܝ (Mānī, “Mani”) + Classical Syriac ܚܝܐ (ḥayyā, “living, alive”).
Proper noun
Μανιχαῖος • (Manikhaîos) m (genitive Μανιχαίου); second declension
- Manichaeus
- Synonym: Μάνης (Mánēs)
Noun
Μανιχαῖος • (Manikhaîos) m (genitive Μανιχαίου); second declension
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ Μανιχαῖος ho Manikhaîos |
τὼ Μανιχαίω tṑ Manikhaíō |
οἱ Μανιχαῖοι hoi Manikhaîoi | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Μανιχαίου toû Manikhaíou |
τοῖν Μανιχαίοιν toîn Manikhaíoin |
τῶν Μανιχαίων tôn Manikhaíōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Μανιχαίῳ tōî Manikhaíōi |
τοῖν Μανιχαίοιν toîn Manikhaíoin |
τοῖς Μανιχαίοις toîs Manikhaíois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Μανιχαῖον tòn Manikhaîon |
τὼ Μανιχαίω tṑ Manikhaíō |
τοὺς Μανιχαίους toùs Manikhaíous | ||||||||||
| Vocative | Μανιχαῖε Manikhaîe |
Μανιχαίω Manikhaíō |
Μανιχαῖοι Manikhaîoi | ||||||||||
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Related terms
- Μανιχαίᾱ (Manikhaíā, “a female Manichaean”)
- Μανιχαϊκός (Manikhaïkós, “Manichaic”)
- Μανιχαϊσμός (Manikhaïsmós, “Manichaism/Manichaeism”)
Descendants
- Greek: Μανιχαίος (Manichaíos)
- → Latin: Manichaeus (see there for further descendants)
Further reading
- Sophocles, Evangelinos Apostolides (1900), “Μανιχαῖος”, in Greek Lexicon of the Roman and Byzantine Periods (from B. C. 146 to A. D. 1100), New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, page 732