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γρύψ

Third declension Noun; Masculine Transliteration:

Principal Part: γρύψ γρυπός

Structure: γρυπ (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: grupo/s

Sense

  1. griffin

Declension

Third declension
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative γρύψ γρύπε γρύπες
Genitive γρυπός γρυποῖν γρυπῶν
Dative γρυπί γρυποῖν γρυψίν*
Accusative γρύπα γρύπε γρύπας
Vocative γρύψ γρύπε γρύπες

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • Καὶ ταῦτα, ἃ βδελύξεσθε ἀπὸ τῶν πετεινῶν, καὶ οὐ βρωθήσεται, βδέλυγμά ἐστι. τὸν ἀετὸν καὶ τὸν γρύπα καὶ τὸν ἁλιαίετον (Septuagint, Liber Leviticus 11:13)
  • καὶ ταῦτα οὐ φάγεσθε ἀπ̓ αὐτῶν. τὸν ἀετὸν καὶ τὸν γρύπα καὶ τὸν ἁλιαίετον (Septuagint, Liber Deuteronomii 14:12)
  • ὥσπερ καὶ ἡ γρυπότησ καὶ ἡ σιμότησ οὐ μόνον ἀνιέμενα ἔρχεται εἰσ τὸ μέσον, ἀλλὰ καὶ σφόδρα γρυπὰ γινόμενα ἢ σιμὰ οὕτωσ διατίθεται ὥστε μηδὲ μυκτῆρα δοκεῖν εἶναι. (Aristotle, Rhetoric, Book 1, chapter 4 12:4)

Synonyms

  1. griffin

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