Γρηγόριος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From γρήγορος (grḗgoros, “watchful; alert; awake”) +‎ -ιος (-ios), from ἐγρήγορᾰ (egrḗgora) (perfect form used as present) of ἐγείρω (egeírō).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɣriˈɣo.ri.os/ → /ɣriˈɣo.ri.os/

• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡre̝ˈɡo.ri.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɣriˈɣo.ri.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ɣriˈɣo.ri.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ɣriˈɣo.ri.os/

Proper noun

Γρηγόριος • (Grēgórios) m (genitive Γρηγορῐ́ου); second declension (Koine)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Gregory used chiefly by Christians. Its sense is synonymous with ἄγρυπνος (ágrupnos, “awake”).

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Γρηγόρῐος; τοῦ Γρηγορῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Γρηγόρῐος ho Grēgórios
Genitive	τοῦ Γρηγορῐ́ου toû Grēgoríou
Dative	τῷ Γρηγορῐ́ῳ tôi Grēgoríōi
Accusative	τὸν Γρηγόρῐον tòn Grēgórion
Vocative	Γρηγόρῐε Grēgórie
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Γρηγοριανός (Grēgorianós)

Descendants

• Greek: Γρηγόρης (Grigóris), Γρηγόριος (Grigórios) (Katharevousa)
• → Albanian: Grigor, Gërgur
• Arabic: غِرِيغُورِيُوس (ḡirīḡūriyūs)
• → Georgian: გრიგოლი (grigoli)
• → Hebrew: גרגוריוס (Gregoryos)
• → Latin: Gregorius
  • → Aragonese: Gregorio
  • → Asturian: Gregoriu
  • → Belarusian: Рыгор (Ryhór)
  • → Catalan: Gregori
  • → Old Czech: Hřehoř, Hrzehorz
    • → Czech: Řehoř
  • → Danish: Gregers, Greger
  • → Dutch: Gregoor, Gregorius
  • → English: Gregory
    • → French: Grégory
    • → Hawaiian: Kelekolio
    • → Maori: Kerekori
    • ⇒ English: Greg, Gregg
  • → Faroese: Grækaris
  • → Finnish: Rekorius, Krekori
    • ⇒ Finnish: Korjus
  • → French: Grégoire
  • → Friulian: Grivôr
  • → Galician: Gregorio
  • → German: Gregor
    • → Estonian: Gregor
      • ⇒ Estonian: Reigo, Reio
    • → Finnish: Gregor, Greko
      • ⇒ Finnish: Reko, Rekko
        • → Northern Sami: Riigu
        • ⇒ Finnish: Reijo, Resko, Repe, Ressu
  • → Greenlandic: Krikoriusi
  • → Hungarian: Gergely
    • ⇒ Hungarian: Gergő, Gerő
  • → Italian: Gregorio
    • → Korean: 그레고리오 (Geuregorio)
    • → Vietnamese: Grêgôriô
  • → Jutish: Grejs
  • → Latvian: Gregors
  • → Lithuanian: Gregoras, Gregalius
  • → Neapolitan: Grevòrio
  • → Norwegian: Gregers, Gregert, Greis, Gres, Gregus
  • → Old Irish: Grigoir
    • → Irish: Gréagóir
    • → Scottish Gaelic: Griogair
  • → Old Swedish: Gregers, Greers, Grers
    • Swedish: Gregers, Greger
  • → Polish: Grzegorz
  • → Portuguese: Gregório
  • → Sardinian: Gregoriu, Griguori
  • → Scots: Gregor
    • → English: Gregor
      • ⇒ English: Greer, Grier
  • → Slovak: Gregor
  • → Slovene: Grega
  • → Spanish: Gregorio
    • ⇒ Spanish: Goyo
  • → Venetan: Gregorio
  • → Welsh: Grigor
  • → Yiddish: גרעגאָרי (gregori)
• → Old Armenian: Գրիգոր (Grigor), Գրիգորիոս (Grigorios), Գրիգորիս (Grigoris), Գրիգորէս (Grigorēs)
  • Armenian: Գրիգոր (Grigor)
• → Old Church Slavonic: Григории (Grigorii), Григоріи (Grigorii)
  • → Bulgarian: Григор (Grigor), Григорий (Grigorij)
  • → Macedonian: Глигор (Gligor), Григор (Grigor)
  • → Romanian: Grigorie, Grigore
  • → Russian: Григорий (Grigorij)
    • → Armenian: Գրիգորի (Grigori)
    • → Finnish: Riku
    • → Ingrian: Kikoria
    • ⇒ Russian: Гриша (Griša)
  • → Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: Григорије

    Latin script: Grigorije, Grgur

    • ⇒ Serbo-Croatian:

      Latin script: Grga

  • → Ukrainian: Григорій (Hryhorij)

Further reading

• Γρηγόριος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)

Greek

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣɾiˈɣo.ɾi.os/
• Rhymes: -oɾios
• Hyphenation: Γρη‧γό‧ρι‧ος

Proper noun

Γρηγόριος • (Grigórios) m (feminine Γρηγορία)

1. (Katharevousa) a male given name, equivalent to English Gregory

Usage notes

Also used in Standard Modern Greek

• for names of hierarchs and historic figures.
• in the genitive singular, as a surname: Γρηγορίου (Grigoríou).

The plural is used when speaking of many people by this name.

Declension

For Katharevousa.

	singular	plural
nominative	Γρηγόριος (Grigórios)	Γρηγόριοι (Grigórioi)
genitive	Γρηγορίου (Grigoríou)	Γρηγορίων (Grigoríon)
accusative	Γρηγόριον (Grigórion)	Γρηγορίους (Grigoríous)
vocative	Γρηγόριε (Grigórie)	Γρηγόριοι (Grigórioi)

• Compare to modern Γρηγόρης (Grigóris) (plural οι Γρηγόρηδες (Grigórides).
• Katharevousa, includes datives: τῷ Γρηγορίῳ (singular) and τοῖς Γρηγορίοις (plural).

Derived terms

• γρηγοριανό ημερολόγιο n (grigorianó imerológio, “Gregorian calendar”)