ΓΡΥΛΛΟΥ, γρυλλου
GRYLLOU, gryllou
Sounds Like: GROO-loo
Translations: of Gryllus
From the root: ΓΡΥΛΛΟΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This is the genitive singular form of the proper noun "Gryllus". Gryllus was a character in Plutarch's Moralia, specifically in the dialogue "Gryllus" or "On the Cleverness of Animals," where he is a man transformed into a pig by Circe. The name is often used to refer to someone who is brutish or pig-like.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 6:17
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΓΡΥΛΛΟΣ, appear in our texts.
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