ἀστυνόμος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἄστῠ (ástŭ) +‎ νόμος (nómos).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /as.ty.nó.mos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /as.tyˈno.mos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /as.tyˈno.mos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /as.tyˈno.mos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /as.tiˈno.mos/

Adjective

ἀστῠνόμος • (astŭnómos) m or f (neuter ἀστῠνόμον); second declension

stewarding or protecting the city

Declension

Second declension of ᾰ̓στῠνόμος; ᾰ̓στῠνόμον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓στῠνόμος ăstŭnómos		ᾰ̓στῠνόμον ăstŭnómon	ᾰ̓στῠνόμω ăstŭnómō		ᾰ̓στῠνόμω ăstŭnómō	ᾰ̓στῠνόμοι ăstŭnómoi		ᾰ̓στῠνόμᾰ ăstŭnómă
Genitive	ᾰ̓στῠνόμου ăstŭnómou		ᾰ̓στῠνόμου ăstŭnómou	ᾰ̓στῠνόμοιν ăstŭnómoin		ᾰ̓στῠνόμοιν ăstŭnómoin	ᾰ̓στῠνόμων ăstŭnómōn		ᾰ̓στῠνόμων ăstŭnómōn
Dative	ᾰ̓στῠνόμῳ ăstŭnómōi		ᾰ̓στῠνόμῳ ăstŭnómōi	ᾰ̓στῠνόμοιν ăstŭnómoin		ᾰ̓στῠνόμοιν ăstŭnómoin	ᾰ̓στῠνόμοις ăstŭnómois		ᾰ̓στῠνόμοις ăstŭnómois
Accusative	ᾰ̓στῠνόμον ăstŭnómon		ᾰ̓στῠνόμον ăstŭnómon	ᾰ̓στῠνόμω ăstŭnómō		ᾰ̓στῠνόμω ăstŭnómō	ᾰ̓στῠνόμους ăstŭnómous		ᾰ̓στῠνόμᾰ ăstŭnómă
Vocative	ᾰ̓στῠνόμε ăstŭnóme		ᾰ̓στῠνόμον ăstŭnómon	ᾰ̓στῠνόμω ăstŭnómō		ᾰ̓στῠνόμω ăstŭnómō	ᾰ̓στῠνόμοι ăstŭnómoi		ᾰ̓στῠνόμᾰ ăstŭnómă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓στῠνόμως ăstŭnómōs			ᾰ̓στῠνομώτερος ăstŭnomṓteros			ᾰ̓στῠνομώτᾰτος ăstŭnomṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Noun

ἀστῠνόμος • (astŭnómos) m (genitive ἀστῠνόμου); second declension

a magistrate who had the care of the police, streets, and public buildings

Declension

Second declension of ὁ ᾰ̓στῠνόμος; τοῦ ᾰ̓στῠνόμου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ᾰ̓στῠνόμος ho ăstŭnómos	τὼ ᾰ̓στῠνόμω tṑ ăstŭnómō	οἱ ᾰ̓στῠνόμοι hoi ăstŭnómoi
Genitive	τοῦ ᾰ̓στῠνόμου toû ăstŭnómou	τοῖν ᾰ̓στῠνόμοιν toîn ăstŭnómoin	τῶν ᾰ̓στῠνόμων tôn ăstŭnómōn
Dative	τῷ ᾰ̓στῠνόμῳ tōî ăstŭnómōi	τοῖν ᾰ̓στῠνόμοιν toîn ăstŭnómoin	τοῖς ᾰ̓στῠνόμοις toîs ăstŭnómois
Accusative	τὸν ᾰ̓στῠνόμον tòn ăstŭnómon	τὼ ᾰ̓στῠνόμω tṑ ăstŭnómō	τοὺς ᾰ̓στῠνόμους toùs ăstŭnómous
Vocative	ᾰ̓στῠνόμε ăstŭnóme	ᾰ̓στῠνόμω ăstŭnómō	ᾰ̓στῠνόμοι ăstŭnómoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἀστῠνόμῐκος (astŭnómĭkos)

Descendants

⇒ Greek: αστυνομία (astynomía)

Ancient Greek

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