Πρίαπος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Πρῐ́ηπος (Príēpos) — Ionic

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /prí.aː.pos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpri.a.pos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈpri.a.pos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈpri.a.pos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈpri.a.pos/

Proper noun

Πρῐ́ᾱπος • (Príāpos) m (genitive Πρῐᾱ́που); second declension

Priapus

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Πρῐᾱ́πειος (Priā́peios)
Πρῐᾱπήῐ̈ον (Priāpḗïon)
Πρῐᾱπῐ́ζω (Priāpízō)
Πρῐᾱπῐ́σκος (Priāpískos)
Πρῐᾱπῐσκωτός (Priāpiskōtós)
Πρῐᾱπῐσμός (Priāpismós)
Πρῐᾱπῐσταί (Priāpistaí)
Πρῐᾱπώδης (Priāpṓdēs)

References

“Πρίαπος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“Πρίαπος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
Πρίαπος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette

Greek

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), the origin of his name is unknown. The name may have originated from the Hellespont, the birthplace of his cult.

Proper noun

Πρίαπος • (Príapos) m

(Greek mythology) Priapus, an ithyphallic fertility god; guardian of gardens and vineyards.

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