ΚΩΜΟΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΕΥΣ, κωμογραμματευς
KŌMOGRAMMATEUS, kōmogrammateus
Sounds Like: koh-moh-gram-mat-EVS
Translations: village scribe, town clerk, secretary of a village
From the root: ΚΩΜΟΣ, ΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΕΥΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound noun formed from 'κῶμος' (kōmos), meaning 'village' or 'district', and 'γραμματεύς' (grammateus), meaning 'scribe' or 'secretary'. Therefore, it refers to an official who serves as a scribe or clerk in a village or rural district. This person would have been responsible for keeping records, writing documents, and handling administrative tasks for the local community.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΩΜΟΣ, ΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΕΥΣ.
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- ΚΩΜΟΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΕΙΣ — village scribes, village clerks, village secretaries, a village scribe, a village clerk, a village secretary
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