νεφεληγερέτα
Ancient Greek
Etymology
νεφέλη (nephélē) + ἀγείρω (ageírō) + -τα (-ta)
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ne.pʰe.lɛː.ɡe.ré.ta/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ne.pʰe.le̝.ɡeˈre.ta/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ne.ɸe.li.ʝeˈre.ta/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ne.fe.li.ʝeˈre.ta/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ne.fe.li.ʝeˈre.ta/
Noun
νεφεληγερέτᾰ • (nephelēgeréta) m (genitive νεφεληγερέτᾱο); first declension
- (Epic) cloud-gatherer (epithet of Zeus)
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 1.69:
- τὴν δ’ ἀπαμειβόμενος προσέφη νεφεληγερέτα Ζεύς·
- tḕn d’ apameibómenos proséphē nephelēgeréta Zeús;
- In answer, cloud-gatherer Zeus said to her:
- This line, or the same line with τὴν (tḕn, “her”) replaced with τὸν (tòn, “him”), is repeated many times in the Odyssey.
- τὴν δ’ ἀπαμειβόμενος προσέφη νεφεληγερέτα Ζεύς·
Usage notes
Only the nominative and genitive are used in Homer.
Declension
First declension of νεφεληγερέτᾰ; νεφεληγερέτᾱο (Epic)
Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | νεφεληγερέτᾰ nephelēgeréta | ||||||||||||
Genitive | νεφεληγερέτᾱο / νεφεληγερέτε͜ω / νεφεληγερέτω nephelēgerétāo / nephelēgeréte͜ō / nephelēgerétō | ||||||||||||
Dative | νεφεληγερέτῃ nephelēgerétēi | ||||||||||||
Accusative | νεφεληγερέτην nephelēgerétēn | ||||||||||||
Vocative | νεφεληγερέτᾰ nephelēgeréta | ||||||||||||
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Further reading
- “νεφεληγερέτᾰ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press