κύθιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈcy.θi.on/ → /ˈci.θi.on/

• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈky.tʰi.on/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈcy.θi.on/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈcy.θi.on/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈci.θi.on/

Noun

κύθιον • (kúthion) n (genitive κυθίου); second declension

1. name of an eyesalve

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ κύθιον; τοῦ κυθίου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ κύθιον tò kúthion	τὼ κυθίω tṑ kuthíō	τᾰ̀ κύθιᾰ tà kúthia
Genitive	τοῦ κυθίου toû kuthíou	τοῖν κυθίοιν toîn kuthíoin	τῶν κυθίων tôn kuthíōn
Dative	τῷ κυθίῳ tôi kuthíōi	τοῖν κυθίοιν toîn kuthíoin	τοῖς κυθίοις toîs kuthíois
Accusative	τὸ κύθιον tò kúthion	τὼ κυθίω tṑ kuthíō	τᾰ̀ κύθιᾰ tà kúthia
Vocative	κύθιον kúthion	κυθίω kuthíō	κύθιᾰ kúthia
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “κύθιον”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press