Ἑλλήνιος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Ἑλλᾱ́νῐος (Hellā́nios) — Doric

Etymology

From Ἕλλην (Héllēn, “Greek”) +‎ -ῐος (-ios, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /hel.lɛ̌ː.ni.os/ → /elˈli.ni.os/ → /eˈli.ni.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hel.lɛ̌ː.ni.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)elˈle̝.ni.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /elˈli.ni.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /elˈli.ni.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈli.ni.os/

Adjective

Ἑλλήνῐος • (Hellḗnios) m (feminine Ἑλληνῐ́ᾱ, neuter Ἑλλήνῐον); first/second declension

1. Greek (generally used as an epithet for various gods, especially Zeus)

Inflection

First and second declension of Ἑλλήνῐος; Ἑλληνῐ́ᾱ; Ἑλλήνῐον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		Ἑλλήνῐος Hellḗnios	Ἑλληνῐ́ᾱ Hellēníā	Ἑλλήνῐον Hellḗnion		Ἑλληνῐ́ω Hellēníō	Ἑλληνῐ́ᾱ Hellēníā	Ἑλληνῐ́ω Hellēníō		Ἑλλήνῐοι Hellḗnioi	Ἑλλήνῐαι Hellḗniai	Ἑλλήνῐᾰ Hellḗnia
Genitive		Ἑλληνῐ́ου Hellēníou	Ἑλληνῐ́ᾱς Hellēníās	Ἑλληνῐ́ου Hellēníou		Ἑλληνῐ́οιν Hellēníoin	Ἑλληνῐ́αιν Hellēníain	Ἑλληνῐ́οιν Hellēníoin		Ἑλληνῐ́ων Hellēníōn	Ἑλληνῐ́ων Hellēníōn	Ἑλληνῐ́ων Hellēníōn
Dative		Ἑλληνῐ́ῳ Hellēníōi	Ἑλληνῐ́ᾳ Hellēníāi	Ἑλληνῐ́ῳ Hellēníōi		Ἑλληνῐ́οιν Hellēníoin	Ἑλληνῐ́αιν Hellēníain	Ἑλληνῐ́οιν Hellēníoin		Ἑλληνῐ́οις Hellēníois	Ἑλληνῐ́αις Hellēníais	Ἑλληνῐ́οις Hellēníois
Accusative		Ἑλλήνῐον Hellḗnion	Ἑλληνῐ́ᾱν Hellēníān	Ἑλλήνῐον Hellḗnion		Ἑλληνῐ́ω Hellēníō	Ἑλληνῐ́ᾱ Hellēníā	Ἑλληνῐ́ω Hellēníō		Ἑλληνῐ́ους Hellēníous	Ἑλληνῐ́ᾱς Hellēníās	Ἑλλήνῐᾰ Hellḗnia
Vocative		Ἑλλήνῐε Hellḗnie	Ἑλληνῐ́ᾱ Hellēníā	Ἑλλήνῐον Hellḗnion		Ἑλληνῐ́ω Hellēníō	Ἑλληνῐ́ᾱ Hellēníā	Ἑλληνῐ́ω Hellēníō		Ἑλλήνῐοι Hellḗnioi	Ἑλλήνῐαι Hellḗniai	Ἑλλήνῐᾰ Hellḗnia
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		Ἑλληνῐ́ως Hellēníōs				Ἑλληνῐώτερος Hellēniṓteros				Ἑλληνῐώτᾰτος Hellēniṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

• Ἑλληνῐκός (Hellēnikós)

Derived terms

• Ἑλλήνῐον (Hellḗnion, “Hellenion”)
• Ἑλληνῐ́ᾱ (Hellēníā, “Greece”)

References

• “Ἑλλήνιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Ἑλλήνιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Ἑλλήνιος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)