Βῆλος

See also: Βάαλ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒂗 (bēlum).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /bɛ̂ː.los/ → /ˈβi.los/ → /ˈvi.los/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bɛ̂ː.los/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈbe̝.los/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈβi.los/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.los/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.los/

Proper noun

Βῆλος • (Bêlos) m (genitive Βήλου); second declension

1. Bel; Belus

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Βῆλος; τοῦ Βήλου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Βῆλος ho Bêlos
Genitive	τοῦ Βήλου toû Bḗlou
Dative	τῷ Βήλῳ tôi Bḗlōi
Accusative	τὸν Βῆλον tòn Bêlon
Vocative	Βῆλε Bêle
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Βήλος (Vílos)
• Latin: Belus

References

• Βῆλος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,004