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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

  • κάνναθρα δὲ καλοῦσιν εἴδωλα γρυπῶν ξύλινα καὶ τραγελάφων ἐν οἷσ κομίζουσι τὰσ παῖδασ ἐν ταῖσ πομπαῖσ. (Plutarch, Agesilaus, chapter 19 5:1)
  • Πέρσαι δ’, ὅτι γρυπὸσ ἦν ὁ Κῦροσ, ἔτι καὶ νῦν ἐρῶσι τῶν γρυπῶν καὶ καλλίστουσ ὑπολαμβάνουσιν. (Plutarch, Praecepta gerendae reipublicae, chapter, section 28 17:2)
  • Πέρσαι τῶν γρυπῶν ἐρῶσι διὰ τὸ Κῦρον ἀγαπηθέντα μάλιστα τῶν βασιλέων γεγονέναι γρυπὸν τὸ εἶδοσ. (Plutarch, Regum et imperatorum apophthegmata, , section 11)
  • ὅκωσ μὲν γινόμενοσ, οὐκ ἔχω οὐδὲ τοῦτο ἀτρεκέωσ εἶπαι, λέγεται δὲ ὑπὲκ τῶν γρυπῶν ἁρπάζειν Ἀριμασποὺσ ἄνδρασ μουνοφθάλμουσ. (Herodotus, The Histories, book 3, chapter 116 2:2)
  • πέριξ δὲ αὐτοῦ γρυπῶν κεφαλαὶ πρόκροσσοί εἰσι. (Herodotus, The Histories, book 4, chapter 152 4:2)

Synonyms

  1. griffin

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