ἀνδρεῖος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ἀνδρήϊος (andrḗïos) (Ionic)

Etymology

From ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”) +‎ -ιος (-ios, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /an.drêː.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /anˈdri.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /anˈdri.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /anˈdri.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /anˈdri.os/

Adjective

ἀνδρεῖος • (andreîos) m (feminine ἀνδρεία, neuter ανδρεῖον); first/second declension

Of or pertaining to a man
manly, masculine, strong
Antonym: γυναικεῖος (gunaikeîos)
brave, courageous
Antonym: δειλός (deilós)
stubborn

Usage notes

Excepting the first sense, this word was applied not only to men, but not uncommonly to women as well as deeds, animals, and objects.

Inflection

First and second declension of ἀνδρεῖος; ἀνδρείᾱ; ἀνδρεῖον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἀνδρεῖος andreîos	ἀνδρείᾱ andreíā	ἀνδρεῖον andreîon	ἀνδρείω andreíō	ἀνδρείᾱ andreíā	ἀνδρείω andreíō	ἀνδρεῖοι andreîoi	ἀνδρεῖαι andreîai	ἀνδρεῖᾰ andreîa
Genitive	ἀνδρείου andreíou	ἀνδρείᾱς andreíās	ἀνδρείου andreíou	ἀνδρείοιν andreíoin	ἀνδρείαιν andreíain	ἀνδρείοιν andreíoin	ἀνδρείων andreíōn	ἀνδρείων andreíōn	ἀνδρείων andreíōn
Dative	ἀνδρείῳ andreíōi	ἀνδρείᾳ andreíāi	ἀνδρείῳ andreíōi	ἀνδρείοιν andreíoin	ἀνδρείαιν andreíain	ἀνδρείοιν andreíoin	ἀνδρείοις andreíois	ἀνδρείαις andreíais	ἀνδρείοις andreíois
Accusative	ἀνδρεῖον andreîon	ἀνδρείᾱν andreíān	ἀνδρεῖον andreîon	ἀνδρείω andreíō	ἀνδρείᾱ andreíā	ἀνδρείω andreíō	ἀνδρείους andreíous	ἀνδρείᾱς andreíās	ἀνδρεῖᾰ andreîa
Vocative	ἀνδρεῖε andreîe	ἀνδρείᾱ andreíā	ἀνδρεῖον andreîon	ἀνδρείω andreíō	ἀνδρείᾱ andreíā	ἀνδρείω andreíō	ἀνδρεῖοι andreîoi	ἀνδρεῖαι andreîai	ἀνδρεῖᾰ andreîa
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ἀνδρείως andreíōs			ἀνδρειότερος andreióteros			ἀνδρειότᾰτος andreiótatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

ἀνδρεῖος in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
ἀνδρεῖος in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
ἀνδρεῖος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
ἀνδρεῖος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2019)
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- bold idem, page 88.
- brave idem, page 93.
- courageous idem, page 178.
- gallant idem, page 352.
- man idem, page 510.
- manly idem, page 512.
- redoubtable idem, page 684.
- stout idem, page 821.
- sturdy idem, page 830.

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