Φωσφόρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From φῶς (phôs, “light”) +‎ -φόρος (-phóros, “bringing”), from φέρω (phérō, “bring”). Compare Ἑωσφόρος (Heōsphóros).

Pronunciation
 
  • Hyphenation: Φωσ‧φό‧ρος

Proper noun

Φωσφόρος • (Phōsphóros) m (genitive Φωσφόρου); second declension

  1. the star that brings the light; a name for planet Venus.
    • 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, De defectu oraculorum 430a:
      πέντε δ’ αἱ τῶν πλανωμένων ἄστρων περίοδοι γεγόνασιν, Ἡλίου καὶ Φωσφόρου καὶ Στίλβωνος ὁμοδρομούντων
      pénte d’ hai tôn planōménōn ástrōn períodoi gegónasin, Hēlíou kaì Phōsphórou kaì Stílbōnos homodromoúntōn

Declension
Second declension of ὁ Φωσφόρος; τοῦ Φωσφόρου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ Φωσφόρος
ho Phōsphóros		 τὼ Φωσφόρω
tṑ Phōsphórō		 οἱ Φωσφόροι
hoi Phōsphóroi
Genitive τοῦ Φωσφόρου
toû Phōsphórou		 τοῖν Φωσφόροιν
toîn Phōsphóroin		 τῶν Φωσφόρων
tôn Phōsphórōn
Dative τῷ Φωσφόρῳ
tôi Phōsphórōi		 τοῖν Φωσφόροιν
toîn Phōsphóroin		 τοῖς Φωσφόροις
toîs Phōsphórois
Accusative τὸν Φωσφόρον
tòn Phōsphóron		 τὼ Φωσφόρω
tṑ Phōsphórō		 τοὺς Φωσφόρους
toùs Phōsphórous
Vocative Φωσφόρε
Phōsphóre		 Φωσφόρω
Phōsphórō		 Φωσφόροι
Phōsphóroi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • Latin: phōsphorus
  • → Latin: Lucifer (calque)

See also

Further reading
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