Greek noun
ἄνθρωπος
ἄνθρωπος, -ου, ὁ
ἄνθρωπος is a Greek noun. In the 8 analysed lines it was read in, it means “man” (2 times), “men” (2 times), “humans” (once) and “of men” (once).
In the texts
Each line as the reader shows it: every word in its case colour with its meaning underneath, and arcs from ἄνθρωπος to the words it goes with.
ὃ γέγονεν ἐν αὐτῷ ζωὴ ἦν, καὶ ἡ ζωὴ ἦν τὸ φῶς τῶν ἀνθρώπων·
What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the light of humanity.
ἀνθρώπων: goes with φῶς (“of …”).
ἔδοξε δὲ αὐτοῖς ἐκείνῳ τὴν νίκην ἀπονεῖμαι, ὃς ἂν αὐτῶν ἄνθρωπον ὁδοιπόρον ἐκδύσῃ.
It seemed good to them to assign the victory to him, whichever of them should strip a traveling man.
ἄνθρωπον: object of ἐκδύσῃ.
Οὕτω καὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἔνιοι, τῶν πραγμάτων ἐφικέσθαι μὴ δυνάμενοι δι’ ἀσθένειαν, τοὺς καιροὺς αἰτιῶνται.
Thus also some of humankind, not being able to attain their goals due to weakness, blame circumstances.
ἀνθρώπων: goes with ἔνιοι (“of …”).
κίνησις γὰρ αὕτη μεγίστη δὴ τοῖς Ἕλλησιν ἐγένετο καὶ μέρει τινὶ τῶν βαρβάρων, ὡς δὲ εἰπεῖν καὶ ἐπὶ πλεῖστον ἀνθρώπων.
For this was indeed the greatest movement for the Greeks and a certain part of the barbarians, and, one might say, over most of mankind.
ἀνθρώπων: goes with πλεῖστον (“of …”).
πολλῶν δ’ ἀνθρώπων ἴδεν ἄστεα καὶ νόον ἔγνω, πολλὰ δ’ ὅ γ’…
He saw the cities of many men and knew their minds; he suffered many pains on the sea in his heart, striving for his own life and the return of his comrades.
ἀνθρώπων: goes with ἄστεα (“of …”).
…Ἁλικαρνησσέος ἱστορίης ἀπόδεξις ἥδε, ὡς μήτε τὰ γενόμενα ἐξ ἀνθρώπων τῷ χρόνῳ ἐξίτηλα γένηται, μήτε ἔργα μεγάλα τε καὶ…
This is the publication of the history of Herodotus of Halicarnassus, in order that neither the things that came into being from humans may become faded by time, nor great and wondrous deeds, some by Greeks and some by barbarians, may become inglorious, and also (to explain) the other things and for what reason they waged war against one another.
ἀνθρώπων: object of the preposition ἐξ; the phrase goes with γενόμενα.
τοῦ δὲ ἀνθρώπου ἀντεχομένου τῆς ἐσθῆτος, μᾶλλον ἐπέκειτο.
But because the man was holding on to his garment, it was more urgent.
ἀνθρώπου: subject of ἀντεχομένου.
τοῦ δὲ ἀνθρώπου τὰ περισσὰ τῶν ἱματίων ἀποτιθεμένου, σφοδρότερον τὸ καῦμα ἐπέτεινε…
As the man was taking off his extra clothes, the heat became more intense, until, unable to resist the heat, he stripped and went to a flowing river for a bath.
ἀνθρώπου: subject of ἀποτιθεμένου.
Forms
Every form of the word in these texts, with what it is.
| Form | Grammar | Read |
|---|---|---|
| ἀνθρώπων | Genitive · Plural · Masculine | 5 |
| ἀνθρώπου | Genitive · Singular · Masculine | 2 |
| ἄνθρωπον | Accusative · Singular · Masculine | 1 |
Words it goes with
Joined to ἄνθρωπος by an arc in these lines, most often first.
Grammar
- About the genitiveThe Greek genitive covers “of” and “from”: possession, the whole a part belongs to, prepositions and the genitive absolute. Real lines from John and Aesop.
- About the accusativeThe Greek accusative marks the direct object, motion towards after εἰς and πρός, and the subject of an infinitive. Real lines from Homer, Aesop and John.