νεφεληγερέτα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

νεφέλη (nephélē) +‎ ἀγείρω (ageírō) +‎ -τα (-ta)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ne.pʰe.lɛː.ɡe.ré.ta/ → /ne.ɸe.li.ʝeˈre.ta/ → /ne.fe.li.ʝeˈre.ta/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ne.pʰe.lɛː.ɡe.ré.ta/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ne.pʰe.le̝.ɡeˈre.ta/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ne.ɸe.li.ʝeˈre.ta/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ne.fe.li.ʝeˈre.ta/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ne.fe.li.ʝeˈre.ta/

Noun

νεφεληγερέτᾰ • (nephelēgeréta) m (genitive νεφεληγερέτᾱο); first declension

1. (Epic) cloud-gatherer (epithet of Zeus)
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 1.69:

     τὴν δ’ ἀπαμειβόμενος προσέφη νεφεληγερέτα Ζεύς·

     tḕn d’ apameibómenos proséphē nephelēgeréta Zeús;

     In answer, cloud-gatherer Zeus said to her:

     This line, or the same line with τὴν (tḕn, “her”) replaced with τὸν (tòn, “him”), is repeated many times in the Odyssey.

Usage notes

Only the nominative and genitive are used in Homer.

Declension

First declension of νεφεληγερέτᾰ; νεφεληγερέτᾱο (Epic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	νεφεληγερέτᾰ nephelēgeréta
Genitive	νεφεληγερέτᾱο / νεφεληγερέτε͜ω / νεφεληγερέτω nephelēgerétāo / nephelēgeréte͜ō / nephelēgerétō
Dative	νεφεληγερέτῃ nephelēgerétēi
Accusative	νεφεληγερέτην nephelēgerétēn
Vocative	νεφεληγερέτᾰ nephelēgeréta
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

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