Ἕλος

See also: έλος and ἕλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἕλος (hélos, “marsh-meadow”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /hé.los/ → /ˈe.los/ → /ˈe.los/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hé.los/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈ(h)e.los/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈe.los/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈe.los/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈe.los/

Proper noun

Ἕλος • (Hélos) n (genitive Ἕλους); third declension

1. Helos; Elos, Laconia, Greece

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ Ἕλος; τοῦ Ἕλους (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	τὸ Ἕλος tò Hélos
Genitive	τοῦ Ἕλους toû Hélous
Dative	τῷ Ἕλει tôi Hélei
Accusative	τὸ Ἕλος tò Hélos
Vocative	Ἕλος Hélos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Έλος (Élos)
• Latin: Helos

References

• Ἕλος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,012