Περσεύς

Perhaps Pre-Greek, perhaps from πέρθω (pérthō).

More at Perseus.

Περσεύς • (Perseús) m (genitive Περσέως); third declension

1. Perseus, a mythological figure
2. (astronomy) the constellation Perseus

• Greek: Περσέας (Perséas), Περσεύς (Perséfs)
• → Latin: Perseus
  • → English: Perseus

• “Περσεύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Περσεύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “Περσεύς”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• Περσεύς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• “Περσεύς”, in Slater, William J. (1969), Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910), English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,011

• Περσέας (Perséas)

Unknown origin; see Perseus for details.

• IPA^(key): /perˈsefs/
• Hyphenation: Περ‧σεύς

Περσεύς • (Perséfs) m

1. (astronomy) Perseus the constellation between Andromeda and Auriga.
2. (Greek mythology) Perseus the killer of Medusa.

Περσέας (Perséas) is the standard Modern Greek form of the given name and the mythological character. Περσεύς (Perséfs), in Ancient Greek, is more commonly used when naming the constellation.

Declension in the ancient fashion. Compare to declension of Περσέας.

Vocative in polytonic script: Περσεῦ