ἑσπέριος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

PIE word
*wek(ʷ)speros

From ἕσπερος (hésperos) +‎ -ιος (-ios).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /hes.pé.ri.os/ → /esˈpe.ri.os/ → /esˈpe.ri.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hes.pé.ri.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)esˈpe.ri.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /esˈpe.ri.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /esˈpe.ri.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /esˈpe.ri.os/

• Hyphenation: ἑσ‧πέ‧ρι‧ος

Adjective

ἑσπέριος • (hespérios) m (feminine ἑσπερίᾱ, neuter ἑσπέρῐον); first/second declension or
ἑσπέριος • (hespérios) m or f (neuter ἑσπέρῐον); second declension

1. Synonym of ἕσπερος (hésperos)

Inflection

As three-ending form:

First and second declension of ἑσπέρῐος; ἑσπερῐ́ᾱ; ἑσπέρῐον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἑσπέρῐος hespérios	ἑσπερῐ́ᾱ hesperíā	ἑσπέρῐον hespérion		ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperíō	ἑσπερῐ́ᾱ hesperíā	ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperíō		ἑσπέρῐοι hespérioi	ἑσπέρῐαι hespériai	ἑσπέρῐᾰ hespéria
Genitive		ἑσπερῐ́ου hesperíou	ἑσπερῐ́ᾱς hesperíās	ἑσπερῐ́ου hesperíou		ἑσπερῐ́οιν hesperíoin	ἑσπερῐ́αιν hesperíain	ἑσπερῐ́οιν hesperíoin		ἑσπερῐ́ων hesperíōn	ἑσπερῐ́ων hesperíōn	ἑσπερῐ́ων hesperíōn
Dative		ἑσπερῐ́ῳ hesperíōi	ἑσπερῐ́ᾳ hesperíāi	ἑσπερῐ́ῳ hesperíōi		ἑσπερῐ́οιν hesperíoin	ἑσπερῐ́αιν hesperíain	ἑσπερῐ́οιν hesperíoin		ἑσπερῐ́οις hesperíois	ἑσπερῐ́αις hesperíais	ἑσπερῐ́οις hesperíois
Accusative		ἑσπέρῐον hespérion	ἑσπερῐ́ᾱν hesperíān	ἑσπέρῐον hespérion		ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperíō	ἑσπερῐ́ᾱ hesperíā	ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperíō		ἑσπερῐ́ους hesperíous	ἑσπερῐ́ᾱς hesperíās	ἑσπέρῐᾰ hespéria
Vocative		ἑσπέρῐε hespérie	ἑσπερῐ́ᾱ hesperíā	ἑσπέρῐον hespérion		ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperíō	ἑσπερῐ́ᾱ hesperíā	ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperíō		ἑσπέρῐοι hespérioi	ἑσπέρῐαι hespériai	ἑσπέρῐᾰ hespéria
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἑσπερῐ́ως hesperíōs				ἑσπερῐώτερος hesperiṓteros				ἑσπερῐώτᾰτος hesperiṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of ἑσπέρῐος; ἑσπερῐ́η; ἑσπέρῐον (Epic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἑσπέρῐος hespérios	ἑσπερῐ́η hesperíē	ἑσπέρῐον hespérion		ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperíō	ἑσπερῐ́ᾱ hesperíā	ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperíō		ἑσπέρῐοι hespérioi	ἑσπέρῐαι hespériai	ἑσπέρῐᾰ hespéria
Genitive		ἑσπερῐ́ου / ἑσπερῐοῖο / ἑσπερῐ́οιο / ἑσπερῐόο / ἑσπερῐ́οο hesperíou / hesperioîo / hesperíoio / hesperióo / hesperíoo	ἑσπερῐ́ης hesperíēs	ἑσπερῐ́ου / ἑσπερῐοῖο / ἑσπερῐ́οιο / ἑσπερῐόο / ἑσπερῐ́οο hesperíou / hesperioîo / hesperíoio / hesperióo / hesperíoo		ἑσπερῐ́οιῐν hesperíoiin	ἑσπερῐ́αιν / ἑσπερῐ́αιῐν / ἑσπερῐ́ῃῐν hesperíai(i)n / hesperíēiin	ἑσπερῐ́οιῐν hesperíoiin		ἑσπερῐ́ων hesperíōn	ἑσπερῐᾱ́ων / ἑσπερῐέ͜ων / ἑσπερῐῶν hesperiā́ōn / hesperié͜ōn / hesperiôn	ἑσπερῐ́ων hesperíōn
Dative		ἑσπερῐ́ῳ hesperíōi	ἑσπερῐ́ῃ hesperíēi	ἑσπερῐ́ῳ hesperíōi		ἑσπερῐ́οιῐν hesperíoiin	ἑσπερῐ́αιν / ἑσπερῐ́αιῐν / ἑσπερῐ́ῃῐν hesperíai(i)n / hesperíēiin	ἑσπερῐ́οιῐν hesperíoiin		ἑσπερῐ́οισῐ / ἑσπερῐ́οισῐν / ἑσπερῐ́οις hesperíoisi(n) / hesperíois	ἑσπερῐ́ῃσῐ / ἑσπερῐ́ῃσῐν / ἑσπερῐ́ῃς / ἑσπερῐ́αις hesperíēisi(n) / hesperíēis / hesperíais	ἑσπερῐ́οισῐ / ἑσπερῐ́οισῐν / ἑσπερῐ́οις hesperíoisi(n) / hesperíois
Accusative		ἑσπέρῐον hespérion	ἑσπερῐ́ην hesperíēn	ἑσπέρῐον hespérion		ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperíō	ἑσπερῐ́ᾱ hesperíā	ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperíō		ἑσπερῐ́ους hesperíous	ἑσπερῐ́ᾱς hesperíās	ἑσπέρῐᾰ hespéria
Vocative		ἑσπέρῐε hespérie	ἑσπερῐ́η hesperíē	ἑσπέρῐον hespérion		ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperíō	ἑσπερῐ́ᾱ hesperíā	ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperíō		ἑσπέρῐοι hespérioi	ἑσπέρῐαι hespériai	ἑσπέρῐᾰ hespéria
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἑσπερῐ́ως hesperíōs				ἑσπερῐώτερος hesperiṓteros				ἑσπερῐώτᾰτος hesperiṓtatos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

As two-ending form:

Second declension of ἑσπέρῐος; ἑσπέρῐον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἑσπέρῐος hespérios	ἑσπέρῐον hespérion		ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperíō	ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperíō		ἑσπέρῐοι hespérioi	ἑσπέρῐᾰ hespéria
Genitive		ἑσπερῐ́ου hesperíou	ἑσπερῐ́ου hesperíou		ἑσπερῐ́οιν hesperíoin	ἑσπερῐ́οιν hesperíoin		ἑσπερῐ́ων hesperíōn	ἑσπερῐ́ων hesperíōn
Dative		ἑσπερῐ́ῳ hesperíōi	ἑσπερῐ́ῳ hesperíōi		ἑσπερῐ́οιν hesperíoin	ἑσπερῐ́οιν hesperíoin		ἑσπερῐ́οις hesperíois	ἑσπερῐ́οις hesperíois
Accusative		ἑσπέρῐον hespérion	ἑσπέρῐον hespérion		ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperíō	ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperíō		ἑσπερῐ́ους hesperíous	ἑσπέρῐᾰ hespéria
Vocative		ἑσπέρῐε hespérie	ἑσπέρῐον hespérion		ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperíō	ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperíō		ἑσπέρῐοι hespérioi	ἑσπέρῐᾰ hespéria
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἑσπερῐ́ως hesperíōs			ἑσπερῐώτερος hesperiṓteros			ἑσπερῐώτᾰτος hesperiṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “ἑσπέριος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἑσπέριος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἑσπέριος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ἑσπέριος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • western idem, page 974.