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Ancient Greek words first recorded in the 3rd century

3 Ancient Greek words whose earliest known written record dates from the 3rd century, earliest first. Words dated only to part of the century follow the ones with a year.

  1. ἀναχωρητής

    300–399

    It is formed from Ancient Greek ἀναχωρέω (anakhōréō, “to go back, retire”) + -τής (-tḗs), with the suffix of agent nouns. The verb is made of ἀνά (aná, “back”) and χωρέω (khōréō, “to withdraw, make…

  2. μοναστικός

    300–399

    It is from Ancient Greek μοναστής (monastḗs, “monk, solitary”) with the suffix -ικός (-ikós). The noun belongs to the verb μονάζω (monázō) “to be alone”, from μόνος (mónos) “alone”.

  3. στρουθίων

    300–399

    It is from Ancient Greek στρουθός (strouthós) + -ίων (-íōn), “sparrow; ostrich”, with the suffix of πορφυρίων (porphuríōn). Beekes counts it among the late derivatives of στρουθός (strouthós), with…

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