The Ancient Greek word for man is
ἀνήρ
Translations for man and their definitions
| ἀνήρ | |
| 1. n. man (adult male) | |
| 2. n. husband | |
| 3. n. human being, as opposed to a god | |
| τὴν δ’ ἠμείβετ’ ἔπειτα πατὴρ ἀνδρῶν τε θεῶν τε - Then the father of men and gods = Zeus answered her | |
| ἀκίνδυνοι δ’ ἀρεταὶοὔτε παρ’ ἀνδράσιν οὔτ’ ἐν ναυσὶ κοίλαιςτίμιαι: πολλοὶ δὲ μέμνανται, καλὸν εἴ τι ποναθῇ. - But excellence without danger is honored neither among men nor in hollow ships. But |
| ἄνθρωπος | |
| 1. n. human being, person (as opposed to gods); man, woman | |
| 2. n. (philosophical) man, humanity | |
| 3. n. (sometimes in plural) all human beings, mankind | |
| 4. n. (in feminine, derogatory) female slave |
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