ἱερόγλυφος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

    From ἱερός (hierós, “sacred, holy”) or γλυφή (gluphḗ, “carved work”). Calque of Egyptian mdw-nṯr (“the god’s word”).

    Pronunciation

     

    Noun

    ἱερόγλῠφος • (hieróglŭphos) m (genitive ἱερογλῠ́φου); second declension

    1. carver of hieroglyphics

    Inflection

    Second declension of ὁ ἱερόγλῠφος; τοῦ ἱερογλῠ́φου (Attic)
    Case / # Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative ὁ ἱερόγλῠφος
    ho hieróglŭphos     		τὼ ἱερογλῠ́φω
    tṑ hieroglŭ́phō     		οἱ ἱερόγλῠφοι
    hoi hieróglŭphoi
    Genitive τοῦ ἱερογλῠ́φου
    toû hieroglŭ́phou     		τοῖν ἱερογλῠ́φοιν
    toîn hieroglŭ́phoin     		τῶν ἱερογλῠ́φων
    tôn hieroglŭ́phōn
    Dative τῷ ἱερογλῠ́φῳ
    tōî hieroglŭ́phōi     		τοῖν ἱερογλῠ́φοιν
    toîn hieroglŭ́phoin     		τοῖς ἱερογλῠ́φοις
    toîs hieroglŭ́phois
    Accusative τὸν ἱερόγλῠφον
    tòn hieróglŭphon     		τὼ ἱερογλῠ́φω
    tṑ hieroglŭ́phō     		τοὺς ἱερογλῠ́φους
    toùs hieroglŭ́phous
    Vocative ἱερόγλῠφε
    hieróglŭphe     		ἱερογλῠ́φω
    hieroglŭ́phō     		ἱερόγλῠφοι
    hieróglŭphoi
    Notes:
    • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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