Πρίαπος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Πρῐ́ηπος (Prĭ́ēpos) — Ionic

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /prí.aː.pos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpri.a.pos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈpri.a.pos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈpri.a.pos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈpri.a.pos/

Proper noun

Πρῐ́ᾱπος • (Prĭ́āpos) m (genitive Πρῐᾱ́που); second declension

(Greek mythology) Priapus

Declension

Second declension of ὁ Πρῐ́ᾱπος; τοῦ Πρῐᾱ́που (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Πρῐ́ᾱπος ho Prĭ́āpos	τὼ Πρῐᾱ́πω tṑ Prĭā́pō	οἱ Πρῐ́ᾱποι hoi Prĭ́āpoi
Genitive	τοῦ Πρῐᾱ́που toû Prĭā́pou	τοῖν Πρῐᾱ́ποιν toîn Prĭā́poin	τῶν Πρῐᾱ́πων tôn Prĭā́pōn
Dative	τῷ Πρῐᾱ́πῳ tōî Prĭā́pōi	τοῖν Πρῐᾱ́ποιν toîn Prĭā́poin	τοῖς Πρῐᾱ́ποις toîs Prĭā́pois
Accusative	τὸν Πρῐ́ᾱπον tòn Prĭ́āpon	τὼ Πρῐᾱ́πω tṑ Prĭā́pō	τοὺς Πρῐᾱ́πους toùs Prĭā́pous
Vocative	Πρῐ́ᾱπε Prĭ́āpe	Πρῐᾱ́πω Prĭā́pō	Πρῐ́ᾱποι Prĭ́āpoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Πρῐᾱ́πειος (Prĭā́peios)
Πρῐᾱπήῐ̈ον (Prĭāpḗĭ̈on)
Πρῐᾱπῐ́ζω (Prĭāpĭ́zō)
Πρῐᾱπῐ́σκος (Prĭāpĭ́skos)
Πρῐᾱπῐσκωτός (Prĭāpĭskōtós)
πρῐᾱπῐσμός (prĭāpĭsmós)
Πρῐᾱπῐσταί (Prĭāpĭstaí)
Πρῐᾱπώδης (Prĭāpṓdēs)

References

“Πρίαπος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“Πρίαπος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
Πρίαπος in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πρίαπος (Príapos), the origin of his name is unknown. The name may have originated from the Hellespont, the birthplace of his cult.

Proper noun

Πρίαπος • (Príapos) m

(Greek mythology) Priapus, an ithyphallic fertility god; guardian of gardens and vineyards.