Ἀργίμπασα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Ᾰ̓ρτῐ́μπᾰσᾰ (Artímpasa)

Etymology

Possibly a corruption of Ᾰ̓ρτῐ́μπᾰσᾰ (Artímpasa), itself from a Scythian form of the name of the Iranian goddess Arti (cf. Avestan 𐬀𐬭𐬙𐬌‎ (arti) and 𐬀𐬴𐬌‎ (aṣ̌i), Sogdian 𐼰𐽀𐽂𐼴𐼲‎ (ʾrtwɣ)) + a term related to Iranian *paya- (“pasture”) and *pati- (“lord”).[1]

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ar.ɡím.pa.sa/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /arˈɡim.pa.sa/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /arˈʝim.pa.sa/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /arˈʝim.pa.sa/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /arˈʝim.ba.sa/

Proper noun

Ᾰ̓ργῐ́μπᾰσᾰ • (Argímpasa) f (genitive Ᾰ̓ργῐμπᾰ́σης); first declension

Argimpasa, a Scythian goddess identified with Aphrodite by Herodotus

Declension

First declension of ἡ Ᾰ̓ργῐ́μπᾰσᾰ; τῆς Ᾰ̓ργῐμπᾰ́σης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Ᾰ̓ργῐ́μπᾰσᾰ hē Argímpasa
Genitive	τῆς Ᾰ̓ργῐμπᾰ́σης tês Argimpásēs
Dative	τῇ Ᾰ̓ργῐμπᾰ́σῃ têi Argimpásēi
Accusative	τὴν Ᾰ̓ργῐ́μπᾰσᾰν tḕn Argímpasan
Vocative	Ᾰ̓ργῐ́μπᾰσᾰ Argímpasa
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

→ Latin: Argimpasa

References

Yulia Ustinova, The Supreme Gods Of The Bosporan Kingdom: Celestial Aphrodite And The Most High God, Leiden: Brill, 1998, p. 75-76