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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