Ἡσύχιος

See also: ἡσύχιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἡσῠ́χῐος (hēsúkhios, “quiet, gentle, reposeful”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /hɛː.sý.kʰi.os/ → /iˈsy.çi.os/ → /iˈsi.çi.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hɛː.sý.kʰi.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)e̝ˈsy.kʰi.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /iˈsy.çi.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /iˈsy.çi.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /iˈsi.çi.os/

Proper noun

Ἡσῠ́χῐος • (Hēsúkhios) m (genitive Ἡσῠχῐ́ου); second declension

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Hesychius, famously held by:
   1. Hesychius of Alexandria (fl. late 4th C. AD), Greek grammarian and lexicographer

Declension

Second declension of ὁ Ἡσῠ́χῐος; τοῦ Ἡσῠχῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ἡσῠ́χῐος ho Hēsúkhios
Genitive	τοῦ Ἡσῠχῐ́ου toû Hēsukhíou
Dative	τῷ Ἡσῠχῐ́ῳ tôi Hēsukhíōi
Accusative	τὸν Ἡσῠ́χῐον tòn Hēsúkhion
Vocative	Ἡσῠ́χῐε Hēsúkhie
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Ησύχιος (Isýchios)
• → Latin: Hēsychius
• → Old Armenian: Սուքիաս (Sukʻias)
  • Armenian: Սուքիաս (Sukʻias)