"γραμματεύς" meaning in Ancient Greek

See γραμματεύς in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡram.ma.těu̯s/, /ɣram.maˈteɸs/, /ɣra.maˈtefs/, /ɡram.ma.těu̯s/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ɡram.maˈtews/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ɣram.maˈteɸs/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ɣram.maˈtefs/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ɣra.maˈtefs/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From γράμμα (grámma, “writing”) + -εύς (-eús, masculine suffix of person concerned). Etymology templates: {{suffix|grc|γράμμα|εύς|pos2=masculine suffix of person concerned|t1=writing}} γράμμα (grámma, “writing”) + -εύς (-eús, masculine suffix of person concerned) Head templates: {{grc-noun|γραμματέως|m|third}} γραμματεύς • (grammateús) m (genitive γραμματέως); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|γραμμᾰτεύς|γραμμᾰτέως}} Forms: grammateús [romanization], γραμματέως [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ὁ γραμμᾰτεύς [nominative, singular], τὼ γραμμᾰτῆ [dual, nominative], οἱ γραμμᾰτῆς [nominative, plural], γραμμᾰτεῖς [nominative, plural], τοῦ γραμμᾰτέως [genitive, singular], τοῖν γραμμᾰτέοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν γραμμᾰτέων [genitive, plural], τῷ γραμμᾰτεῖ [dative, singular], τοῖν γραμμᾰτέοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς γραμμᾰτεῦσῐ [dative, plural], γραμμᾰτεῦσῐν [dative, plural], toîs grammăteûsĭ [dative, plural], toîs grammăteûsĭn [dative, plural], τὸν γραμμᾰτέᾱ [accusative, singular], τὼ γραμμᾰτῆ [accusative, dual], τοὺς γραμμᾰτέᾱς [accusative, plural], γραμμᾰτεῦ [singular, vocative], γραμμᾰτῆ [dual, vocative], γραμμᾰτῆς [plural, vocative], γραμμᾰτεῖς [plural, vocative]
  1. secretary, registrar; clerk (title of officials in Greek poleis) Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-γραμματεύς-grc-noun-mAOMlNI~ Disambiguation of Occupations: 53 47 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -εύς, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension: 88 12 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -εύς: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16
  2. scribe, scholar Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-γραμματεύς-grc-noun-CCWs6Lav Disambiguation of Occupations: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Government Derived forms: ἀρχῐγρᾰμμᾰτεύς (arkhĭgrămmăteús)
Disambiguation of Government: 0 0
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      "_dis": "0 0",
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      "name": "Government",
      "orig": "grc:Government",
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        "Society",
        "All topics",
        "Fundamental"
      ],
      "source": "w+disamb"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From γράμμα (grámma, “writing”) + -εύς (-eús, masculine suffix of person concerned).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "grammateús",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γραμματέως",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ γραμμᾰτεύς",
      "roman": "ho grammăteús",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ γραμμᾰτῆ",
      "roman": "tṑ grammătê",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ γραμμᾰτῆς",
      "roman": "hoi grammătês",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γραμμᾰτεῖς",
      "roman": "grammăteîs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ γραμμᾰτέως",
      "roman": "toû grammătéōs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν γραμμᾰτέοιν",
      "roman": "toîn grammătéoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν γραμμᾰτέων",
      "roman": "tôn grammătéōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ γραμμᾰτεῖ",
      "roman": "tôi grammăteî",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν γραμμᾰτέοιν",
      "roman": "toîn grammătéoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς γραμμᾰτεῦσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γραμμᾰτεῦσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs grammăteûsĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs grammăteûsĭn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν γραμμᾰτέᾱ",
      "roman": "tòn grammătéā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ γραμμᾰτῆ",
      "roman": "tṑ grammătê",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς γραμμᾰτέᾱς",
      "roman": "toùs grammătéās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γραμμᾰτεῦ",
      "roman": "grammăteû",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γραμμᾰτῆ",
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        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "γραμμᾰτῆς",
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        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "γραμμᾰτεύς",
        "2": "γραμμᾰτέως"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "86 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "_dis": "88 12",
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          "_dis": "88 12",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "68 32",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "84 16",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Occupations",
          "orig": "grc:Occupations",
          "parents": [
            "People",
            "Work",
            "Human",
            "Human activity",
            "All topics",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "secretary, registrar; clerk (title of officials in Greek poleis)"
      ],
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        [
          "secretary",
          "secretary"
        ],
        [
          "registrar",
          "registrar"
        ],
        [
          "clerk",
          "clerk"
        ],
        [
          "poleis",
          "poleis"
        ]
      ]
    },
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          "parents": [
            "People",
            "Work",
            "Human",
            "Human activity",
            "All topics",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "scribe, scholar"
      ],
      "id": "en-γραμματεύς-grc-noun-CCWs6Lav",
      "links": [
        [
          "scribe",
          "scribe"
        ],
        [
          "scholar",
          "scholar"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡram.ma.těu̯s/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɣram.maˈteɸs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɣra.maˈtefs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡram.ma.těu̯s/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡram.maˈtews/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɣram.maˈteɸs/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɣram.maˈtefs/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɣra.maˈtefs/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "γραμματεύς"
}
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    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek oxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -εύς",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek third-declension nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "grc:Government",
    "grc:Occupations"
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  "derived": [
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      "roman": "arkhĭgrămmăteús",
      "word": "ἀρχῐγρᾰμμᾰτεύς"
    }
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      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From γράμμα (grámma, “writing”) + -εύς (-eús, masculine suffix of person concerned).",
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "γραμματέως",
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        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ γραμμᾰτεύς",
      "roman": "ho grammăteús",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ γραμμᾰτῆ",
      "roman": "tṑ grammătê",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ γραμμᾰτῆς",
      "roman": "hoi grammătês",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γραμμᾰτεῖς",
      "roman": "grammăteîs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ γραμμᾰτέως",
      "roman": "toû grammătéōs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν γραμμᾰτέοιν",
      "roman": "toîn grammătéoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν γραμμᾰτέων",
      "roman": "tôn grammătéōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ γραμμᾰτεῖ",
      "roman": "tôi grammăteî",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν γραμμᾰτέοιν",
      "roman": "toîn grammătéoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς γραμμᾰτεῦσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γραμμᾰτεῦσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs grammăteûsĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs grammăteûsĭn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν γραμμᾰτέᾱ",
      "roman": "tòn grammătéā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ γραμμᾰτῆ",
      "roman": "tṑ grammătê",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς γραμμᾰτέᾱς",
      "roman": "toùs grammătéās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γραμμᾰτεῦ",
      "roman": "grammăteû",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γραμμᾰτῆ",
      "roman": "grammătê",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γραμμᾰτῆς",
      "roman": "grammătês",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γραμμᾰτεῖς",
      "roman": "grammăteîs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "γραμματέως",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "third"
      },
      "expansion": "γραμματεύς • (grammateús) m (genitive γραμματέως); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
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  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "γραμμᾰτεύς",
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  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "secretary, registrar; clerk (title of officials in Greek poleis)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "secretary",
          "secretary"
        ],
        [
          "registrar",
          "registrar"
        ],
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          "clerk",
          "clerk"
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          "scribe",
          "scribe"
        ],
        [
          "scholar",
          "scholar"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡram.ma.těu̯s/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɣram.maˈteɸs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɣra.maˈtefs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡram.ma.těu̯s/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡram.maˈtews/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɣram.maˈteɸs/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɣram.maˈtefs/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɣra.maˈtefs/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "γραμματεύς"
}

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