γῠναικ-άριον, τό,
Dim. of γυνή, Diocl. Com.11, Epict. Ench. 7, [2Ti 3:6], M.Ant. 5.11.
γῠνή,
Dor. γυνά, Boeot. βανά (v. sub voce), ἡ, gen. γυναικός, acc. γυναῖκα, voc. γύναι (γυνή Alc.Com. 32): dual γυναῐκε S. Ant. 61: pl. γυναῖκες, γυναικῶν, etc. (as if from γύναιξ wh. is only found in Gramm., cf. Hdn.Gr. 2.643): gen. γυναικείων Phoc. 3 (s. v.l.): Aeol. dat. pl. γυναίκεσσι Sapph. Supp. 7.6: Com. acc. γυνήν Pherecr. 91: pl. nom. γυναί Philippid. 2, Men. 484, acc. γυνάς Com.Adesp. 1336, cf. EM 243.24, AB 86: -
I woman, opp. man, Il. 15.683, etc.: with a second Subst., γ. ταμίη housekeeper, 6.390; δέσποινα Od. 7.347; γρηΰς (q. v.), ἀλετρίς (q. v.), δμῳαὶ γυναῖκες Il. 9.477,al.; Περσίδες γ. Hdt. 3.3: voc., as a term of respect or affection, mistress, lady, E. Med. 290, Theoc. 15.12, etc.; φαντὶ γυναῖκες the lasses say, Id. 20.30; πρὸς γυναικός like a woman, A. Ag. 592: prov., γ. μονωθεῖσ’ οὐδέν Id. Supp. 749; ὅρκους γυναικὸς εἰς ὕδωρ γράφω (cf. γράφω 11) S. Fr. 811; γυναιξὶ κόσμον ἡ σιγὴ φέρει Id. Aj. 293.
II wife, spouse, Il. 6.160, Od. 8.523, Hdt. 1.34, etc.; γ. καὶ παρθένοι X. An. 3.2.25; opp. ἑταίρα, [Isa 3:13]; γ. γνησία, PEleph. 1.3 (iv B. C.); also, concubine, Il. 24.497.
III mortal woman, opp. goddess, 14.315, Od. 10.228, etc. female, mate of animals, Arist. Pol. 1262a22 (dub. sens.), Xenarch. 14, etc. - Not to be taken as Adj. in γυναῖκα θήσατο μαζόν Il. 24.58. (Cf. Ved. gnâ- (freq. disyll.), Skt. janIsa)
G1133 — γυναικάριον
γυναικαριου, τό (diminutive from γυνή), a little woman; used contemptuously in [2Ti 3:6] (A. V. silly women; cf. Latinmuliercula). (Diocles. com. in Bekker Anecd., p. 87, 4; Antoninus 5, 11; occasionally in Epictetus) On diminutive ending in ἀριον see Lob. ad Phryn., p. 180; Fritzsche on Mark, p. 638; (cf. Winer's Grammar, 24, 96 (91)).