Αἴας

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From earlier Αἴϝᾱς (Aíwās) of uncertain further origin, compare Etruscan 𐌀𐌉𐌅𐌀𐌔 (aivas). Compare also Proto-Hellenic *aiweí from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- (“vital energy, life”)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ǎi̯.aːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.as/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.as/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈe.as/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈe.as/

Proper noun

Αἴᾱς • (Aíās) m (genitive Αἴᾰντος); third declension

a male given name, equivalent to English Ajax
- Διονύσιος ὁ Θρᾷξ (Dionysius Thrax 170‑90 BCE), Τέχνη Γραμματική §14 (The Art of Grammar, §14) English translation (1874) by Thomas Davidson
  Ὁμώνυμον δέ ἐστιν ὄνομα τὸ κατὰ πολλῶν ὁμωνύμως τιθέμενον, οἷον ἐπὶ μὲν κυρίων, ὡς Αἴας ὁ Τελαμώνιος καὶ Αἴας ὁ Ἰλέως
  Homṓnumon dé estin ónoma tò katà pollôn homōnúmōs tithémenon, hoîon epì mèn kuríōn, hōs Aías ho Telamṓnios kaì Aías ho Iléōs
  A Homonym is a noun predicated homonymously of many things, as of proper nouns, e.g. Telamonian Aias, Oïlean Aias
  They are: Aias, son of Telamon, ruler of Salamis and Aias, son of Oileus, ruler of Locris

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Αἴᾱς; τοῦ Αἴᾰντος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual
Nominative	ὁ Αἴᾱς ho Aíās	τὼ Αἴᾰντε tṑ Aíante
Genitive	τοῦ Αἴᾰντος toû Aíantos	τοῖν Αἰᾰ́ντοιν toîn Aiántoin
Dative	τῷ Αἴᾰντῐ tôi Aíanti	τοῖν Αἰᾰ́ντοιν toîn Aiántoin
Accusative	τὸν Αἴᾰντᾰ tòn Aíanta	τὼ Αἴᾰντε tṑ Aíante
Vocative	Αἶᾰν Aîan	Αἴᾰντε Aíante
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Greek: Αίας (Aías)
→ Latin: Aiāx