Λῖνος

See also: λινός and Λίνος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From λίνον (línon, “flax”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /lîː.nos/ → /ˈli.nos/ → /ˈli.nos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /lîː.nos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈli.nos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈli.nos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈli.nos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈli.nos/

Proper noun

Λῖνος • (Lînos) m (genitive Λῑ́νου); second declension

1. Linus

Declension

Second declension of ὁ Λῖνος; τοῦ Λῑ́νου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Λῖνος ho Lînos
Genitive	τοῦ Λῑ́νου toû Lī́nou
Dative	τῷ Λῑ́νῳ tôi Lī́nōi
Accusative	τὸν Λῖνον tòn Lînon
Vocative	Λῖνε Lîne
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Λίνος (Línos)
• Latin: Līnus

References

• G3044 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Further reading

• Linus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia