κράστις in Ancient Greek

IPA: /krás.tis/, /ˈkras.tis/, /ˈkras.tis/, /krás.tis/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈkras.tis/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈkras.tis/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈkras.tis/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈkras.tis/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From γράω (gráō, “to gnaw, eat”) + -τῐς (-tĭs, nominal suffix), but influenced by another unknown word. Etymology templates: {{af|grc|γράω|-τῐς|pos2=nominal suffix|t1=to gnaw, eat}} γράω (gráō, “to gnaw, eat”) + -τῐς (-tĭs, nominal suffix) Head templates: {{grc-noun|κρᾰ́στῐς|κρᾰ́στεως|f|third}} κρᾰ́στῐς • (krắstĭs) f (genitive κρᾰ́στεως); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|κρᾰ́στῐς|εως|form=F}} Forms: κρᾰ́στῐς [canonical], krắstĭs [romanization], κρᾰ́στεως [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ἡ κρᾰ́στῐς [nominative, singular], κρᾰ́στει [dual, nominative], αἱ κρᾰ́στεις [nominative, plural], τῆς κρᾰ́στεως [genitive, singular], κρᾰστέοιν [dual, genitive], κρᾰ́στεων [genitive, plural], τῇ κρᾰ́στει [dative, singular], κρᾰστέοιν [dative, dual], ταῖς κρᾰ́στεσῐ [dative, plural], κρᾰ́στεσῐν [dative, plural], taîs krắstesĭ [dative, plural], taîs krắstesĭn [dative, plural], τὴν κρᾰ́στῐν [accusative, singular], κρᾰ́στει [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς κρᾰ́στεις [accusative, plural], κρᾰ́στῐ [singular, vocative], κρᾰ́στει [dual, vocative], κρᾰ́στεις [plural, vocative], γρᾰ́στῐς [alternative]

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      "ipa": "/ˈkras.tis/"
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      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈkras.tis/"
    },
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkras.tis/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
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"κράστις" meaning in Ancient Greek

Noun