ἀσπάσιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the root of ἀσπάζομαι (aspázomai) +‎ -ιος (-ios).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /as.pá.si.os/ → /asˈpa.si.os/ → /asˈpa.si.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /as.pá.si.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /asˈpa.si.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /asˈpa.si.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /asˈpa.si.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /asˈpa.si.os/

Adjective

ἀσπάσῐος • (aspásios) m (feminine ἀσπᾰσίᾱ, neuter ἀσπάσῐον); first/second declension or
ἀσπάσῐος • (aspásios) m or f (neuter ἀσπάσῐον); second declension

1. welcome, gladly welcomed
2. well-pleased, glad

Declension

First and second declension of ἀ̆σπᾰ́σῐος; ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ᾱ; ἀ̆σπᾰ́σῐον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀ̆σπᾰ́σῐος aspásios	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ᾱ aspasíā	ἀ̆σπᾰ́σῐον aspásion		ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ω aspasíō	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ᾱ aspasíā	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ω aspasíō		ἀ̆σπᾰ́σῐοι aspásioi	ἀ̆σπᾰ́σῐαι aspásiai	ἀ̆σπᾰ́σῐᾰ aspásia
Genitive		ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ου aspasíou	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ᾱς aspasíās	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ου aspasíou		ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́οιν aspasíoin	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́αιν aspasíain	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́οιν aspasíoin		ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ων aspasíōn	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ων aspasíōn	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ων aspasíōn
Dative		ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ῳ aspasíōi	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ᾳ aspasíāi	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ῳ aspasíōi		ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́οιν aspasíoin	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́αιν aspasíain	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́οιν aspasíoin		ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́οις aspasíois	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́αις aspasíais	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́οις aspasíois
Accusative		ἀ̆σπᾰ́σῐον aspásion	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ᾱν aspasíān	ἀ̆σπᾰ́σῐον aspásion		ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ω aspasíō	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ᾱ aspasíā	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ω aspasíō		ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ους aspasíous	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ᾱς aspasíās	ἀ̆σπᾰ́σῐᾰ aspásia
Vocative		ἀ̆σπᾰ́σῐε aspásie	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ᾱ aspasíā	ἀ̆σπᾰ́σῐον aspásion		ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ω aspasíō	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ᾱ aspasíā	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ω aspasíō		ἀ̆σπᾰ́σῐοι aspásioi	ἀ̆σπᾰ́σῐαι aspásiai	ἀ̆σπᾰ́σῐᾰ aspásia
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ως aspasíōs				ἀ̆σπᾰσῐώτερος aspasiṓteros				ἀ̆σπᾰσῐώτᾰτος aspasiṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of ἀ̆σπᾰ́σῐος; ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́η; ἀ̆σπᾰ́σῐον (Epic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀ̆σπᾰ́σῐος aspásios	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́η aspasíē	ἀ̆σπᾰ́σῐον aspásion		ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ω aspasíō	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ᾱ aspasíā	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ω aspasíō		ἀ̆σπᾰ́σῐοι aspásioi	ἀ̆σπᾰ́σῐαι aspásiai	ἀ̆σπᾰ́σῐᾰ aspásia
Genitive		ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ου / ἀ̆σπᾰσῐοῖο / ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́οιο / ἀ̆σπᾰσῐόο / ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́οο aspasíou / aspasioîo / aspasíoio / aspasióo / aspasíoo	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ης aspasíēs	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ου / ἀ̆σπᾰσῐοῖο / ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́οιο / ἀ̆σπᾰσῐόο / ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́οο aspasíou / aspasioîo / aspasíoio / aspasióo / aspasíoo		ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́οιῐν aspasíoiin	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́αιν / ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́αιῐν / ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ῃῐν aspasíai(i)n / aspasíēiin	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́οιῐν aspasíoiin		ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ων aspasíōn	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐᾱ́ων / ἀ̆σπᾰσῐέ͜ων / ἀ̆σπᾰσῐῶν aspasiā́ōn / aspasié͜ōn / aspasiôn	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ων aspasíōn
Dative		ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ῳ aspasíōi	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ῃ aspasíēi	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ῳ aspasíōi		ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́οιῐν aspasíoiin	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́αιν / ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́αιῐν / ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ῃῐν aspasíai(i)n / aspasíēiin	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́οιῐν aspasíoiin		ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́οισῐ / ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́οισῐν / ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́οις aspasíoisi(n) / aspasíois	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ῃσῐ / ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ῃσῐν / ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ῃς / ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́αις aspasíēisi(n) / aspasíēis / aspasíais	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́οισῐ / ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́οισῐν / ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́οις aspasíoisi(n) / aspasíois
Accusative		ἀ̆σπᾰ́σῐον aspásion	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ην aspasíēn	ἀ̆σπᾰ́σῐον aspásion		ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ω aspasíō	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ᾱ aspasíā	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ω aspasíō		ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ους aspasíous	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ᾱς aspasíās	ἀ̆σπᾰ́σῐᾰ aspásia
Vocative		ἀ̆σπᾰ́σῐε aspásie	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́η aspasíē	ἀ̆σπᾰ́σῐον aspásion		ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ω aspasíō	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ᾱ aspasíā	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ω aspasíō		ἀ̆σπᾰ́σῐοι aspásioi	ἀ̆σπᾰ́σῐαι aspásiai	ἀ̆σπᾰ́σῐᾰ aspásia
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ως aspasíōs				ἀ̆σπᾰσῐώτερος aspasiṓteros				ἀ̆σπᾰσῐώτᾰτος aspasiṓtatos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

As a two-ending adjective:

Second declension of ἀ̆σπᾰ́σῐος; ἀ̆σπᾰ́σῐον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀ̆σπᾰ́σῐος aspásios	ἀ̆σπᾰ́σῐον aspásion		ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ω aspasíō	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ω aspasíō		ἀ̆σπᾰ́σῐοι aspásioi	ἀ̆σπᾰ́σῐᾰ aspásia
Genitive		ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ου aspasíou	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ου aspasíou		ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́οιν aspasíoin	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́οιν aspasíoin		ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ων aspasíōn	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ων aspasíōn
Dative		ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ῳ aspasíōi	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ῳ aspasíōi		ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́οιν aspasíoin	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́οιν aspasíoin		ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́οις aspasíois	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́οις aspasíois
Accusative		ἀ̆σπᾰ́σῐον aspásion	ἀ̆σπᾰ́σῐον aspásion		ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ω aspasíō	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ω aspasíō		ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ους aspasíous	ἀ̆σπᾰ́σῐᾰ aspásia
Vocative		ἀ̆σπᾰ́σῐε aspásie	ἀ̆σπᾰ́σῐον aspásion		ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ω aspasíō	ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ω aspasíō		ἀ̆σπᾰ́σῐοι aspásioi	ἀ̆σπᾰ́σῐᾰ aspásia
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἀ̆σπᾰσῐ́ως aspasíōs			ἀ̆σπᾰσῐώτερος aspasiṓteros			ἀ̆σπᾰσῐώτᾰτος aspasiṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “ἀσπάσιος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἀσπάσιος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀσπάσιος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• ἀσπάσιος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “ἀσπάσιος”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011
• “ἀσπάσιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press