ἀνδρεῖος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἀνδρήϊος (andrḗïos) (Ionic)

Etymology

From ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”) +‎ -ιος (-ios, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /an.drêː.os/ → /anˈdri.os/ → /anˈdri.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /an.drêː.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /anˈdri.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /anˈdri.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /anˈdri.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /anˈdri.os/

Adjective

ἀνδρεῖος • (andreîos) m (feminine ἀνδρεία, neuter ἀνδρεῖον); first/second declension

1. Of or pertaining to a man
2. manly, masculine, strong

   Antonym: γυναικεῖος (gunaikeîos)

3. brave, courageous

   Antonym: δειλός (deilós)

4. stubborn

Usage notes

Excepting the first sense, this word was applied not only to men, but commonly to women as well as deeds, animals, and objects.

Inflection

First and second declension of ἀνδρεῖος; ἀνδρείᾱ; ἀνδρεῖον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀνδρεῖος andreîos	ἀνδρείᾱ andreíā	ἀνδρεῖον andreîon		ἀνδρείω andreíō	ἀνδρείᾱ andreíā	ἀνδρείω andreíō		ἀνδρεῖοι andreîoi	ἀνδρεῖαι andreîai	ἀνδρεῖᾰ andreîa
Genitive		ἀνδρείου andreíou	ἀνδρείᾱς andreíās	ἀνδρείου andreíou		ἀνδρείοιν andreíoin	ἀνδρείαιν andreíain	ἀνδρείοιν andreíoin		ἀνδρείων andreíōn	ἀνδρείων andreíōn	ἀνδρείων andreíōn
Dative		ἀνδρείῳ andreíōi	ἀνδρείᾳ andreíāi	ἀνδρείῳ andreíōi		ἀνδρείοιν andreíoin	ἀνδρείαιν andreíain	ἀνδρείοιν andreíoin		ἀνδρείοις andreíois	ἀνδρείαις andreíais	ἀνδρείοις andreíois
Accusative		ἀνδρεῖον andreîon	ἀνδρείᾱν andreíān	ἀνδρεῖον andreîon		ἀνδρείω andreíō	ἀνδρείᾱ andreíā	ἀνδρείω andreíō		ἀνδρείους andreíous	ἀνδρείᾱς andreíās	ἀνδρεῖᾰ andreîa
Vocative		ἀνδρεῖε andreîe	ἀνδρείᾱ andreíā	ἀνδρεῖον andreîon		ἀνδρείω andreíō	ἀνδρείᾱ andreíā	ἀνδρείω andreíō		ἀνδρεῖοι andreîoi	ἀνδρεῖαι andreîai	ἀνδρεῖᾰ andreîa
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἀνδρείως andreíōs				ἀνδρειότερος andreióteros				ἀνδρειότᾰτος andreiótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Noun

ἀνδρεῖος • (andreîos) m (genitive ἀνδρεῖου); second declension

1. One who is courageous

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ ἀνδρεῖος; τοῦ ἀνδρείου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ἀνδρεῖος ho andreîos	τὼ ἀνδρείω tṑ andreíō	οἱ ἀνδρεῖοι hoi andreîoi
Genitive	τοῦ ἀνδρείου toû andreíou	τοῖν ἀνδρείοιν toîn andreíoin	τῶν ἀνδρείων tôn andreíōn
Dative	τῷ ἀνδρείῳ tôi andreíōi	τοῖν ἀνδρείοιν toîn andreíoin	τοῖς ἀνδρείοις toîs andreíois
Accusative	τὸν ἀνδρεῖον tòn andreîon	τὼ ἀνδρείω tṑ andreíō	τοὺς ἀνδρείους toùs andreíous
Vocative	ἀνδρεῖε andreîe	ἀνδρείω andreíō	ἀνδρεῖοι andreîoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• “ἀνδρεῖος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀνδρεῖος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἀνδρεῖος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
• ἀνδρεῖος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • bold idem, page 88.
  • brave idem, page 93.
  • courageous idem, page 178.
  • gallant idem, page 352.
  • man idem, page 510.
  • manly idem, page 512.
  • redoubtable idem, page 684.
  • stout idem, page 821.
  • sturdy idem, page 830.