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The Ancient Greek word for man is
ἀνήρ





man



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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