Δεύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *Dzéus, from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /děu̯s/ → /ðeɸs/ → /ðefs/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /děu̯s/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /dews/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðeɸs/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðefs/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðefs/

Proper noun

Δεύς • (Deús) m (genitive Δέως); third declension

1. (Greek mythology) Boeotian and Laconian form of Ζεύς (Zeús)
   • 446 BCE – 386 BCE, Aristophanes, Acharnians 911-912:

     [Βοιωτός] τῶδ’ ἐμὰ Θείβαθεν, ἴττω Δεύς.

     [Boiōtós] tôd’ emà Theíbathen, íttō Deús.

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   • SEG 43.543:

     ℎως ἐμῖν δοκεῖ. Δεύς, ℎερμᾶς, Ἄρταμις, Ἀθαναία.

     ℎōs emîn dokeî. Deús, ℎermâs, Ártamis, Athanaía.

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Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Δεύς; τοῦ Δῆϝος (Boeotian)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Δεύς ho Deús
Genitive	τοῦ Δῆϝος toû Dêwos
Dative	τοι Δῆϝῐ toi Dêwĭ
Accusative	τὸν Δῆϝᾰ tòn Dêwă
Vocative	Δεῦ Deû
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Third declension of ὁ Δεύς; τοῦ Δέος (Laconian)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Δεύς ho Deús
Genitive	τοῦ Δέος toû Déos
Dative	τῷ Δέῐ̈ / Δεῖ tôi Déĭ̈ / Deî
Accusative	τὸν Δῆ tòn Dê
Vocative	Δεῦ Deû
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• “Δεύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Δεύς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)