Πέτρος

See also: πέτρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”), related to πέτρα (pétra)

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Πέτρος • (Pétros) m (genitive Πέτρου); second declension

  1. Peter

Inflection
Second declension of ὁ Πέτρος; τοῦ Πέτρου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Πέτρος
ho Pétros
Genitive τοῦ Πέτρου
toû Pétrou
Dative τῷ Πέτρῳ
tôi Pétrōi
Accusative τὸν Πέτρον
tòn Pétron
Vocative Πέτρε
Pétre
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpetɾos/
  • Hyphenation: Πέ‧τρος

Proper noun

Πέτρος • (Pétros) m

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Peter.
  2. (Christianity) Any of the religious figures named Peter in the Bible, in particular the apostle of Jesus.
  3. Any of the saints whose feast day in the Greek Orthodox tradition is 29 June.

Declension
Declension of Πέτρος (Pétros)
singular
nominative Πέτρος •
genitive Πέτρου •
accusative Πέτρο •
vocative Πέτρο •
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