ἥρως | Ancient Greek Analysis with Conjugation Tables

Definition

Hero; a brave or illustrious man, often of semi-divine descent in myth. In cultic usage, a “hero,” i.e., a deceased person honored with hero-worship and regarded as a local protective spirit.

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Grammatical Analysis

"ἥρως"

Case: nominative

Number: singular

Gender: masculine

Declension: 3rd declension (stem ἡρω-, nominative in -ς)

Related Forms of ἥρως

3 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

ἡρώων genitive, plural, masculine ἥρωσι dative, plural, masculine ἥρωι dative, singular, masculine

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