βένθος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Poetic form of βάθος (báthos, “depth”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /bén.tʰos/ → /ˈβen.θos/ → /ˈven.θos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bén.tʰos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈben.tʰos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈβen.θos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈven.θos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈven.θos/

Noun

βένθος • (bénthos) n (genitive βένθους or βένθεος); third declension

1. (of the sea) depth

Declension

Third declension of τὸ βένθος; τοῦ βένθους (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ βένθος tò bénthos	τὼ βένθει tṑ bénthei	τᾰ̀ βένθη tà bénthē
Genitive	τοῦ βένθους toû bénthous	τοῖν βενθοῖν toîn benthoîn	τῶν βενθῶν tôn benthôn
Dative	τῷ βένθει tôi bénthei	τοῖν βενθοῖν toîn benthoîn	τοῖς βένθεσῐ / βένθεσῐν toîs bénthesi(n)
Accusative	τὸ βένθος tò bénthos	τὼ βένθει tṑ bénthei	τᾰ̀ βένθη tà bénthē
Vocative	βένθος bénthos	βένθει bénthei	βένθη bénthē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of βένθος; βένθεος (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	βένθος bénthos	βένθει / βένθεε bénthei / bénthee	βένθεᾰ bénthea
Genitive	βένθεος / βένθευς béntheos / béntheus	βενθέοιν benthéoin	βενθέων benthéōn
Dative	βένθει / βένθεῐ̈ bénthei / béntheï	βενθέοιν benthéoin	βένθεσῐ / βένθεσῐν bénthesi(n)
Accusative	βένθος bénthos	βένθει / βένθεε bénthei / bénthee	βένθεᾰ bénthea
Vocative	βένθος bénthos	βένθει / βένθεε bénthei / bénthee	βένθεᾰ bénthea
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

• → English benthos, benthic

Further reading

• “βένθος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “βένθος”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011