ἡδύπνοος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ᾱ̔δῠ́πνοος (hādúpnoos) — Doric

Etymology

ἡδῠ́ς (hēdús, “pleasant, sweet”) +‎ πνέω (pnéō, “blow, breathe”) +‎ -ος (-os, suffix forming two-termination adjectives)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /hɛː.dý.pno.os/ → /iˈðy.pno.os/ → /iˈði.pno.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hɛː.dý.pno.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)e̝ˈdy.pno.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /iˈðy.pno.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /iˈðy.pno.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /iˈði.pno.os/

Adjective

ἡδῠ́πνοος or ἡδῠ́πνους • (hēdúpnoos or hēdúpnous) m or f (neuter ἡδῠ́πνοον or ἡδῠ́πνουν); second declension

1. breathing sweetness, sweet-breathing
   • 431 BCE, Euripides, Medea 840, (lyrical):

     αὖραι

     aûrai

   • 522 BCE – 443 BCE, Pindar, Olympian Ode 13.22, (of musical sound, in the sense “delightful to hear”):

     Μοῖσ’ ἁδύπνοος

     Moîs’ hadúpnoos

   • 522 BCE – 443 BCE, Pindar, Isthmian Ode 2.25, (of musical sound, in the sense “delightful to hear”):

     ἁδυπνόῳ τέ νιν ἀσπάζοντο φωνᾷ [sc. κάρυκες]

     hadupnóōi té nin aspázonto phōnâi [sc. kárukes]

   • 497 BCE – 405 BCE, Sophocles, Electra 480, (lyrical, of auspicious dreams)
2. sweet-smelling, fragrant
   • 5th century BC, Telecleides 24, (lyrical):

     λεπαστή

     lepastḗ

   • 2nd century B.C.E., Palatine Anthology 9.564, (by Nicander):

     χῶρος

     khôros

   • Inscriptiones Graecae 14.607e, (from Carales):

     κρόκος

     krókos

   • 40 CE – 90 CE, Dioscorides, Materia medica 1.99:

     ὅρμος

     hórmos

     necklace

Declension

Second declension of ἡδῠ́πνοος; ἡδῠ́πνοον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἡδῠ́πνοος hēdúpnoos	ἡδῠ́πνοον hēdúpnoon		ἡδῠπνόω hēdupnóō	ἡδῠπνόω hēdupnóō		ἡδῠ́πνοοι hēdúpnooi	ἡδῠ́πνοᾰ hēdúpnoa
Genitive		ἡδῠπνόου hēdupnóou	ἡδῠπνόου hēdupnóou		ἡδῠπνόοιν hēdupnóoin	ἡδῠπνόοιν hēdupnóoin		ἡδῠπνόων hēdupnóōn	ἡδῠπνόων hēdupnóōn
Dative		ἡδῠπνόῳ hēdupnóōi	ἡδῠπνόῳ hēdupnóōi		ἡδῠπνόοιν hēdupnóoin	ἡδῠπνόοιν hēdupnóoin		ἡδῠπνόοις hēdupnóois	ἡδῠπνόοις hēdupnóois
Accusative		ἡδῠ́πνοον hēdúpnoon	ἡδῠ́πνοον hēdúpnoon		ἡδῠπνόω hēdupnóō	ἡδῠπνόω hēdupnóō		ἡδῠπνόους hēdupnóous	ἡδῠ́πνοᾰ hēdúpnoa
Vocative		ἡδῠ́πνοε hēdúpnoe	ἡδῠ́πνοον hēdúpnoon		ἡδῠπνόω hēdupnóō	ἡδῠπνόω hēdupnóō		ἡδῠ́πνοοι hēdúpnooi	ἡδῠ́πνοᾰ hēdúpnoa
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἡδῠπνόως hēdupnóōs			ἡδῠπνοώτερος hēdupnoṓteros			ἡδῠπνοώτᾰτος hēdupnoṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Second declension of ἡδῠ́πνους; ἡδῠ́πνουν (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἡδῠ́πνους hēdúpnous	ἡδῠ́πνουν hēdúpnoun		ἡδῠ́πνω hēdúpnō	ἡδῠ́πνω hēdúpnō		ἡδῠ́πνοι hēdúpnoi	ἡδῠ́πνᾱ hēdúpnā
Genitive		ἡδῠ́πνου hēdúpnou	ἡδῠ́πνου hēdúpnou		ἡδῠ́πνοιν hēdúpnoin	ἡδῠ́πνοιν hēdúpnoin		ἡδῠ́πνων hēdúpnōn	ἡδῠ́πνων hēdúpnōn
Dative		ἡδῠ́πνῳ hēdúpnōi	ἡδῠ́πνῳ hēdúpnōi		ἡδῠ́πνοιν hēdúpnoin	ἡδῠ́πνοιν hēdúpnoin		ἡδῠ́πνοις hēdúpnois	ἡδῠ́πνοις hēdúpnois
Accusative		ἡδῠ́πνουν hēdúpnoun	ἡδῠ́πνουν hēdúpnoun		ἡδῠ́πνω hēdúpnō	ἡδῠ́πνω hēdúpnō		ἡδῠ́πνους hēdúpnous	ἡδῠ́πνᾱ hēdúpnā
Vocative		ἡδῠ́πνου hēdúpnou	ἡδῠ́πνουν hēdúpnoun		ἡδῠ́πνω hēdúpnō	ἡδῠ́πνω hēdúpnō		ἡδῠ́πνοι hēdúpnoi	ἡδῠ́πνᾱ hēdúpnā
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἡδῠ́πνως hēdúpnōs			ἡδῠπνώτερος hēdupnṓteros			ἡδῠπνώτᾰτος hēdupnṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

• ἡδῠ́πνευστος (hēdúpneustos)

Noun

ἡδῠ́πνοος or ἡδῠ́πνους • (hēdúpnoos or hēdúpnous) m (genitive ἡδῠπνόου or ἡδῠ́πνου); second declension

1. a lamb not yet weaned

   Synonym: ἡδῠ́χροος (hēdúkhroos)

   • a. AD 893, Photius, Lexicon 1.255:^[1]

     ἡδύχρους· τὸ ἐν γάλατι ὑπάρχον ἀρνίον καὶ μήπω γεγευμένον πόας· ὃ καὶ ἡδύπνουν λέγουσιν.

     hēdúkhrous; tò en gálati hupárkhon arníon kaì mḗpō gegeuménon póas; hò kaì hēdúpnoun légousin.

Declension

Second declension of ὁ ἡδῠ́πνοος; τοῦ ἡδῠπνόου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ἡδῠ́πνοος ho hēdúpnoos	τὼ ἡδῠπνόω tṑ hēdupnóō	οἱ ἡδῠ́πνοοι hoi hēdúpnooi
Genitive	τοῦ ἡδῠπνόου toû hēdupnóou	τοῖν ἡδῠπνόοιν toîn hēdupnóoin	τῶν ἡδῠπνόων tôn hēdupnóōn
Dative	τῷ ἡδῠπνόῳ tôi hēdupnóōi	τοῖν ἡδῠπνόοιν toîn hēdupnóoin	τοῖς ἡδῠπνόοις toîs hēdupnóois
Accusative	τὸν ἡδῠ́πνοον tòn hēdúpnoon	τὼ ἡδῠπνόω tṑ hēdupnóō	τοὺς ἡδῠπνόους toùs hēdupnóous
Vocative	ἡδῠ́πνοε hēdúpnoe	ἡδῠπνόω hēdupnóō	ἡδῠ́πνοοι hēdúpnooi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Second declension of ὁ ἡδῠ́πνους; τοῦ ἡδῠ́πνου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ἡδῠ́πνους ho hēdúpnous	τὼ ἡδῠ́πνω tṑ hēdúpnō	οἱ ἡδῠ́πνοι hoi hēdúpnoi
Genitive	τοῦ ἡδῠ́πνου toû hēdúpnou	τοῖν ἡδῠ́πνοιν toîn hēdúpnoin	τῶν ἡδῠ́πνων tôn hēdúpnōn
Dative	τῷ ἡδῠ́πνῳ tôi hēdúpnōi	τοῖν ἡδῠ́πνοιν toîn hēdúpnoin	τοῖς ἡδῠ́πνοις toîs hēdúpnois
Accusative	τὸν ἡδῠ́πνουν tòn hēdúpnoun	τὼ ἡδῠ́πνω tṑ hēdúpnō	τοὺς ἡδῠ́πνους toùs hēdúpnous
Vocative	ἡδῠ́πνου hēdúpnou	ἡδῠ́πνω hēdúpnō	ἡδῠ́πνοι hēdúpnoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “ἡδυπνοΐς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἡδύπνοος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ἁδύπνοος”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter