ἐράσμιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

As if from unattested *ἐρασμός ("love") + -ιος (-ios), from ἔρᾰμαι (éramai, “I love”). Compare such couples, as subjective δεσμός (desmós) - adjective δέσμιος (désmios).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.ráz.mi.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /eˈraz.mi.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈraz.mi.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈraz.mi.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈraz.mi.os/

Adjective

ἐρᾰ́σμῐος • (erásmios) m or f (neuter ἐρᾰ́σμῐον); second declension
ἐρᾰ́σμῐος • (erásmios) m (feminine ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱ, neuter ἐρᾰ́σμῐον); first/second declension

lovely, pleasant
beloved, desired

Declension

Second declension of ἐρᾰ́σμῐος; ἐρᾰ́σμῐον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἐρᾰ́σμῐος erásmios	ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erásmion	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erasmíō	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erasmíō	ἐρᾰ́σμῐοι erásmioi	ἐρᾰ́σμῐᾰ erásmia
Genitive	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ου erasmíou	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ου erasmíou	ἐρᾰσμῐ́οιν erasmíoin	ἐρᾰσμῐ́οιν erasmíoin	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ων erasmíōn	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ων erasmíōn
Dative	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ῳ erasmíōi	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ῳ erasmíōi	ἐρᾰσμῐ́οιν erasmíoin	ἐρᾰσμῐ́οιν erasmíoin	ἐρᾰσμῐ́οις erasmíois	ἐρᾰσμῐ́οις erasmíois
Accusative	ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erásmion	ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erásmion	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erasmíō	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erasmíō	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ους erasmíous	ἐρᾰ́σμῐᾰ erásmia
Vocative	ἐρᾰ́σμῐε erásmie	ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erásmion	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erasmíō	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erasmíō	ἐρᾰ́σμῐοι erásmioi	ἐρᾰ́σμῐᾰ erásmia
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erásmion		ἐρᾰσμῐώτερος erasmiṓteros		ἐρᾰσμῐώτᾰτος erasmiṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of ἐρᾰ́σμῐος; ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱ; ἐρᾰ́σμῐον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἐρᾰ́σμῐος erásmios	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱ erasmíā	ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erásmion	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erasmíō	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱ erasmíā	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erasmíō	ἐρᾰ́σμῐοι erásmioi	ἐρᾰ́σμῐαι erásmiai	ἐρᾰ́σμῐᾰ erásmia
Genitive	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ου erasmíou	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱς erasmíās	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ου erasmíou	ἐρᾰσμῐ́οιν erasmíoin	ἐρᾰσμῐ́αιν erasmíain	ἐρᾰσμῐ́οιν erasmíoin	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ων erasmíōn	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ων erasmíōn	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ων erasmíōn
Dative	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ῳ erasmíōi	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾳ erasmíāi	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ῳ erasmíōi	ἐρᾰσμῐ́οιν erasmíoin	ἐρᾰσμῐ́αιν erasmíain	ἐρᾰσμῐ́οιν erasmíoin	ἐρᾰσμῐ́οις erasmíois	ἐρᾰσμῐ́αις erasmíais	ἐρᾰσμῐ́οις erasmíois
Accusative	ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erásmion	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱν erasmíān	ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erásmion	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erasmíō	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱ erasmíā	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erasmíō	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ους erasmíous	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱς erasmíās	ἐρᾰ́σμῐᾰ erásmia
Vocative	ἐρᾰ́σμῐε erásmie	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱ erasmíā	ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erásmion	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erasmíō	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱ erasmíā	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erasmíō	ἐρᾰ́σμῐοι erásmioi	ἐρᾰ́σμῐαι erásmiai	ἐρᾰ́σμῐᾰ erásmia
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erásmion			ἐρᾰσμῐώτερος erasmiṓteros			ἐρᾰσμῐώτᾰτος erasmiṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Latin: Erasmus
- Greek: Εράσμους (Erásmous), Έρασμος (Érasmos)
- English: Erasmus