Ἑλλήνιος
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- Ἑλλᾱ́νῐος (Hellā́nios) – Doric
Etymology
From Ἕλλην (Héllēn, “Greek”) + -ῐος (-ios, adjective suffix).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /hel.lɛ̌ː.ni.os/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /(h)elˈle̝.ni.os/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /elˈli.ni.os/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /elˈli.ni.os/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /eˈli.ni.os/
Adjective
Ἑλλήνῐος • (Hellḗnios) m (feminine Ἑλληνῐ́ᾱ, neuter Ἑλλήνῐον); first/second declension
- Greek (generally used as an epithet for various gods, especially Zeus)
Inflection
First and second declension of Ἑλλήνῐος; Ἑλληνῐ́ᾱ; Ἑλλήνῐον (Attic)
Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
Nominative | Ἑλλήνῐος Hellḗnios | Ἑλληνῐ́ᾱ Hellēníā | Ἑλλήνῐον Hellḗnion | Ἑλληνῐ́ω Hellēníō | Ἑλληνῐ́ᾱ Hellēníā | Ἑλληνῐ́ω Hellēníō | Ἑλλήνῐοι Hellḗnioi | Ἑλλήνῐαι Hellḗniai | Ἑλλήνῐᾰ Hellḗnia | |||||
Genitive | Ἑλληνῐ́ου Hellēníou | Ἑλληνῐ́ᾱς Hellēníās | Ἑλληνῐ́ου Hellēníou | Ἑλληνῐ́οιν Hellēníoin | Ἑλληνῐ́αιν Hellēníain | Ἑλληνῐ́οιν Hellēníoin | Ἑλληνῐ́ων Hellēníōn | Ἑλληνῐ́ων Hellēníōn | Ἑλληνῐ́ων Hellēníōn | |||||
Dative | Ἑλληνῐ́ῳ Hellēníōi | Ἑλληνῐ́ᾳ Hellēníāi | Ἑλληνῐ́ῳ Hellēníōi | Ἑλληνῐ́οιν Hellēníoin | Ἑλληνῐ́αιν Hellēníain | Ἑλληνῐ́οιν Hellēníoin | Ἑλληνῐ́οις Hellēníois | Ἑλληνῐ́αις Hellēníais | Ἑλληνῐ́οις Hellēníois | |||||
Accusative | Ἑλλήνῐον Hellḗnion | Ἑλληνῐ́ᾱν Hellēníān | Ἑλλήνῐον Hellḗnion | Ἑλληνῐ́ω Hellēníō | Ἑλληνῐ́ᾱ Hellēníā | Ἑλληνῐ́ω Hellēníō | Ἑλληνῐ́ους Hellēníous | Ἑλληνῐ́ᾱς Hellēníās | Ἑλλήνῐᾰ Hellḗnia | |||||
Vocative | Ἑλλήνῐε Hellḗnie | Ἑλληνῐ́ᾱ Hellēníā | Ἑλλήνῐον Hellḗnion | Ἑλληνῐ́ω Hellēníō | Ἑλληνῐ́ᾱ Hellēníā | Ἑλληνῐ́ω Hellēníō | Ἑλλήνῐοι Hellḗnioi | Ἑλλήνῐαι Hellḗniai | Ἑλλήνῐᾰ Hellḗnia | |||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
Ἑλληνῐ́ως Hellēníōs | Ἑλληνῐώτερος Hellēniṓteros | Ἑλληνῐώτᾰτος Hellēniṓtatos | ||||||||||||
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Synonyms
- Ἑλληνῐκός (Hellēnikós)
Derived terms
- Ἑλλήνῐον (Hellḗnion, “Hellenion”)
- Ἑλληνῐ́ᾱ (Hellēníā, “Greece”)
References
- “Ἑλλήνιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Ἑλλήνιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Ἑλλήνιος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2023)