Aelius Moeris

Aelius Moeris (Αέλιος Μοίρης) (probably flourished in the 2nd century A.D.) was a Greek grammarian, surnamed Atticista (Αττικιστής, the Atticist).^[1]

Works

He was the author of an extant (more or less alphabetical) list of Attic forms and expressions (Greek: Ἀττικαὶ λέξεις), accompanied by the Hellenistic parallels of his own time, the differences of gender, accent, and meaning being clearly and succinctly pointed out.^[1]

The lexicon consists of 919 entries, alphabetized only by the first letter. Most entries compare an "Attic" term with its counterpart, said to be "Greek".^[2]

Editions

John Hudson (1711)
J. Pierson (1759)
A. Koch (1830)
Harpocration et Moeris I. Bekker (ed.), 1833

References

1 2 One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Moeris, Aelius". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 643.
↑ Pellettieri, Andrea. "Moeris Ἀττικιστής". Digital Encyclopedia of Atticism. PURA. Retrieved January 24, 2026.

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[EB1911-1] 1 2 One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Moeris, Aelius". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 643.

[2] Pellettieri, Andrea. "Moeris Ἀττικιστής". Digital Encyclopedia of Atticism. PURA. Retrieved January 24, 2026.

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