Βενδῖς
Ancient Greek edit
Etymology edit
According to Hawkins, no explanation proposed hitherto looks entirely plausible. He suggests to connect the theonym with Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish, love”), the same root of Latin Venus: this theory is interesting but not very convincing. Phonologically, the rendering of *u̯- as b- in Thracian seems to be indeed possible, but this etymology does not comply with the main and most essential characteristic of the goddess, her association with hunting. On the other hand, Tomaschek prefers connecting the word with Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to bind”), which is fully compatible with hunting associations. First, the name can be interpreted simply as "Binder" and refers to the goddess' ability to tame wild animals. Second, the meaning of *bʰendʰ- might develop to the notion of "catching": in this case, the name would mean "Catcher", "Huntress". A third, more speculative possibility would be to assume that in Thracian the development of *bʰendʰ- has taken a similar turn as in Old English bindan (“to bind”), bendan (“to stretch a bow”) and that at the base of the name lies a noun "bow": in this case Bendis would mean "Archer".[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ben.dîːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /benˈdis/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /βenˈdis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /venˈdis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /venˈdis/
Proper noun edit
Βενδῖς • (Bendîs) f (genitive Βενδῖδος); third declension
Inflection edit
Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ Βενδῖς hē Bendîs | ||||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς Βενδῖδος tês Bendîdos | ||||||||||||
Dative | τῇ Βενδῖδῐ têi Bendîdi | ||||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν Βενδῖδᾰ tḕn Bendîda | ||||||||||||
Vocative | Βενδῖς Bendîs | ||||||||||||
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Derived terms edit
- Βενδῑ́δειον (Bendī́deion)
- Βενδῑ́δῐος (Bendī́dios)
Descendants edit
- → Latin: Bendīs
References edit
Further reading edit
- Βενδῖς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- Βενδῖς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)