Μίθρας

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
  • Μῐ́θρης (Míthrēs) – Ionic

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *Miθra. Compare Avestan 𐬨𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬀‎ (miθra), Old Persian 𐎷𐎰𐎼 (mi-θ-ra /miθra/).

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Μῐ́θρᾱς • (Míthrās) m (genitive Μῐ́θρου); first declension

  1. Greek form of Iranian Mithra (e.g. Herodotus Histories I,131; Plutarch, Isis and Osiris 46.7)
  2. Greek name of the figures of various syncretic Helleno-Zoroastrian cults of Asia Minor (100 BC-200 AD)
  3. Greek form of Latin Mithras, cult figure of the Roman mystery religion that flourished between 100 and 400 AD.

Inflection
First declension of ὁ Μῐ́θρᾱς; τοῦ Μῐ́θρου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Μῐ́θρᾱς
ho Míthrās
Genitive τοῦ Μῐ́θρου
toû Míthrou
Dative τῷ Μῐ́θρᾳ
tôi Míthrāi
Accusative τὸν Μῐ́θρᾱν
tòn Míthrān
Vocative Μῐ́θρᾱ
Míthrā
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Descendants

References
  • Μίθρας in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,017
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