Ὀρφεύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Uncertain, but a link to Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos has been proposed, suggesting a common origin with Sanskrit अर्भ (árbha), Latin orbus (“orphaned”), Old High German erbi, arbi (German Erbe (“heir”)), and Old English ierfa (“heir”).[1]

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Ὀρφεύς • (Orpheús) m (genitive Ὀρφέως); third declension

  1. Orpheus

Inflection
Third declension of ὁ Ὀρφεύς; τοῦ Ὀρφέως (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Ὀρφεύς
ho Orpheús
Genitive τοῦ Ὀρφέως
toû Orphéōs
Dative τῷ Ὀρφεῖ
tôi Orpheî
Accusative τὸν Ὀρφέᾱ
tòn Orphéā
Vocative Ὀρφεῦ
Orpheû
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
Third declension of Ὀρφεύς; Ὀρφῆος (Epic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative Ὀρφεύς
Orpheús
Genitive Ὀρφῆος / Ὀρφέος
Orphêos / Orphéos
Dative Ὀρφῆῐ̈ / Ὀρφέῐ̈
Orphêï / Orphéï
Accusative Ὀρφῆᾰ / Ὀρφέᾰ
Orphêa / Orphéa
Vocative Ὀρφεῦ
Orpheû
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.
Third declension of ὁ Ὀρφεύς; τοῦ Ὀρφέος (Ionic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Ὀρφεύς
ho Orpheús
Genitive τοῦ Ὀρφέος
toû Orphéos
Dative τῷ Ὀρφέῐ̈ / Ὀρφεῖ
tôi Orphéï / Orpheî
Accusative τὸν Ὀρφέᾰ
tòn Orphéa
Vocative Ὀρφεῦ
Orpheû
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms
  • Ὀρφῐκός (Orphikós)
  • Ὄρφειος (Órpheios)

Descendants
  • Greek: Ορφεύς (Orféfs)
  • Latin: Orpheus

Further reading

References
  1. Cobb, Noel. Archetypal Imagination, Hudson, New York: Lindisfarne Press, p. 240. ISBN 0-940262-47-9
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