αἰδοῖος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From αἰδώς (aidṓs, “shame”) +‎ -ιος (-ios).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ai̯.dôi̯.os/ → /ɛˈðy.os/ → /eˈði.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ai̯.dôi̯.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɛˈdy.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɛˈðy.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈðy.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈði.os/

Adjective

αἰδοῖος • (aidoîos) m (feminine αἰδοίᾱ, neuter αἰδοῖον); first/second declension

1. modest, bashful
2. honored, respected

Declension

First and second declension of αἰδοῖος; αἰδοίᾱ; αἰδοῖον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		αἰδοῖος aidoîos	αἰδοίᾱ aidoíā	αἰδοῖον aidoîon		αἰδοίω aidoíō	αἰδοίᾱ aidoíā	αἰδοίω aidoíō		αἰδοῖοι aidoîoi	αἰδοῖαι aidoîai	αἰδοῖᾰ aidoîa
Genitive		αἰδοίου aidoíou	αἰδοίᾱς aidoíās	αἰδοίου aidoíou		αἰδοίοιν aidoíoin	αἰδοίαιν aidoíain	αἰδοίοιν aidoíoin		αἰδοίων aidoíōn	αἰδοίων aidoíōn	αἰδοίων aidoíōn
Dative		αἰδοίῳ aidoíōi	αἰδοίᾳ aidoíāi	αἰδοίῳ aidoíōi		αἰδοίοιν aidoíoin	αἰδοίαιν aidoíain	αἰδοίοιν aidoíoin		αἰδοίοις aidoíois	αἰδοίαις aidoíais	αἰδοίοις aidoíois
Accusative		αἰδοῖον aidoîon	αἰδοίᾱν aidoíān	αἰδοῖον aidoîon		αἰδοίω aidoíō	αἰδοίᾱ aidoíā	αἰδοίω aidoíō		αἰδοίους aidoíous	αἰδοίᾱς aidoíās	αἰδοῖᾰ aidoîa
Vocative		αἰδοῖε aidoîe	αἰδοίᾱ aidoíā	αἰδοῖον aidoîon		αἰδοίω aidoíō	αἰδοίᾱ aidoíā	αἰδοίω aidoíō		αἰδοῖοι aidoîoi	αἰδοῖαι aidoîai	αἰδοῖᾰ aidoîa
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		αἰδοίως aidoíōs				αἰδοιότερος aidoióteros				αἰδοιότᾰτος aidoiótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of αἰδοῖος; αἰδοίη; αἰδοῖον (Epic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		αἰδοῖος aidoîos	αἰδοίη aidoíē	αἰδοῖον aidoîon		αἰδοίω aidoíō	αἰδοίᾱ aidoíā	αἰδοίω aidoíō		αἰδοῖοι aidoîoi	αἰδοῖαι aidoîai	αἰδοῖᾰ aidoîa
Genitive		αἰδοίου / αἰδοιοῖο / αἰδοίοιο / αἰδοιόο / αἰδοίοο aidoíou / aidoioîo / aidoíoio / aidoióo / aidoíoo	αἰδοίης aidoíēs	αἰδοίου / αἰδοιοῖο / αἰδοίοιο / αἰδοιόο / αἰδοίοο aidoíou / aidoioîo / aidoíoio / aidoióo / aidoíoo		αἰδοίοιῐν aidoíoiin	αἰδοίαιν / αἰδοίαιῐν / αἰδοίῃῐν aidoíai(i)n / aidoíēiin	αἰδοίοιῐν aidoíoiin		αἰδοίων aidoíōn	αἰδοιᾱ́ων / αἰδοιέ͜ων / αἰδοιῶν aidoiā́ōn / aidoié͜ōn / aidoiôn	αἰδοίων aidoíōn
Dative		αἰδοίῳ aidoíōi	αἰδοίῃ aidoíēi	αἰδοίῳ aidoíōi		αἰδοίοιῐν aidoíoiin	αἰδοίαιν / αἰδοίαιῐν / αἰδοίῃῐν aidoíai(i)n / aidoíēiin	αἰδοίοιῐν aidoíoiin		αἰδοίοισῐ / αἰδοίοισῐν / αἰδοίοις aidoíoisi(n) / aidoíois	αἰδοίῃσῐ / αἰδοίῃσῐν / αἰδοίῃς / αἰδοίαις aidoíēisi(n) / aidoíēis / aidoíais	αἰδοίοισῐ / αἰδοίοισῐν / αἰδοίοις aidoíoisi(n) / aidoíois
Accusative		αἰδοῖον aidoîon	αἰδοίην aidoíēn	αἰδοῖον aidoîon		αἰδοίω aidoíō	αἰδοίᾱ aidoíā	αἰδοίω aidoíō		αἰδοίους aidoíous	αἰδοίᾱς aidoíās	αἰδοῖᾰ aidoîa
Vocative		αἰδοῖε aidoîe	αἰδοίη aidoíē	αἰδοῖον aidoîon		αἰδοίω aidoíō	αἰδοίᾱ aidoíā	αἰδοίω aidoíō		αἰδοῖοι aidoîoi	αἰδοῖαι aidoîai	αἰδοῖᾰ aidoîa
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		αἰδοίως aidoíōs				αἰδοιότερος aidoióteros				αἰδοιότᾰτος aidoiótatos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• “αἰδοῖος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• αἰδοῖος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “αἰδοῖος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • modest idem, page 538.
  • polite idem, page 625.
  • reserved idem, page 701.
  • respectful idem, page 703.
  • revered idem, page 709.
  • reverent idem, page 710.
  • sedate idem, page 748.
  • self-conscious idem, page 750.
  • shame-faced idem, page 761.
  • venerable idem, page 946.