See also: Δήλος and Δῆλος

Ancient Greek edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

According to Beekes and LIV, from Proto-Indo-European *deyh₂- (to light up, shine); compare Sanskrit दीप् (dīp, to blaze, glow), and see there for more cognates.[1]

Another theory derives the word from Proto-Indo-European *dyew- (heaven, sky; to shine). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation edit

 
  • Hyphenation: δῆ‧λος

Adjective edit

δῆλος (dêlosm (feminine δήλη, neuter δῆλον); first/second declension

  1. visible
  2. conspicuous
  3. manifest
  4. (Septuagint, plural form) the Urim

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 324