Ὀπούντιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Ὀποῦς (Opoûs) +‎ -ιος (-ios)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /o.pǔːn.ti.os/ → /oˈpun.ti.os/ → /oˈpun.di.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /o.pǔːn.ti.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /oˈpun.ti.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /oˈpun.ti.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /oˈpun.ti.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /oˈpun.di.os/

Noun

Ὀπούντῐος • (Opoúntios) m (genitive Ὀπουντίου); second declension

1. Opuntian (person from Opus)
   • 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 7.203.1:

     πρὸς τούτοισι ἐπίκλητοι ἐγένοντο Λοκροί τε οἱ Ὀπούντιοι πανστρατιῇ καὶ Φωκέων χίλιοι.

     pròs toútoisi epíklētoi egénonto Lokroí te hoi Opoúntioi panstratiêi kaì Phōkéōn khílioi.

     • 1890 translation by G. C. Macaulay

       In addition to these the Locrians of Opus had been summoned to come in their full force, and of the Phokians a thousand.

Declension

Second declension of ὁ Ὀπούντῐος; τοῦ Ὀπουντῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Ὀπούντῐος ho Opoúntios	τὼ Ὀπουντῐ́ω tṑ Opountíō	οἱ Ὀπούντῐοι hoi Opoúntioi
Genitive	τοῦ Ὀπουντῐ́ου toû Opountíou	τοῖν Ὀπουντῐ́οιν toîn Opountíoin	τῶν Ὀπουντῐ́ων tôn Opountíōn
Dative	τῷ Ὀπουντῐ́ῳ tôi Opountíōi	τοῖν Ὀπουντῐ́οιν toîn Opountíoin	τοῖς Ὀπουντῐ́οις toîs Opountíois
Accusative	τὸν Ὀπούντῐον tòn Opoúntion	τὼ Ὀπουντῐ́ω tṑ Opountíō	τοὺς Ὀπουντῐ́ους toùs Opountíous
Vocative	Ὀπούντῐε Opoúntie	Ὀπουντῐ́ω Opountíō	Ὀπούντῐοι Opoúntioi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Second declension of ὁ Ὀπούντῐος; τοῦ Ὀπουντῐ́ου (Ionic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Ὀπούντῐος ho Opoúntios	τὼ Ὀπουντῐ́ω tṑ Opountíō	οἱ Ὀπούντῐοι hoi Opoúntioi
Genitive	τοῦ Ὀπουντῐ́ου toû Opountíou	τοῖν Ὀπουντῐ́οιν toîn Opountíoin	τῶν Ὀπουντῐ́ων tôn Opountíōn
Dative	τῷ Ὀπουντῐ́ῳ tôi Opountíōi	τοῖν Ὀπουντῐ́οιν toîn Opountíoin	τοῖσῐ / τοῖσῐν Ὀπουντῐ́οισῐ / Ὀπουντῐ́οισῐν / Ὀπουντῐ́οις toîsi(n) Opountíoisi(n) / Opountíois
Accusative	τὸν Ὀπούντῐον tòn Opoúntion	τὼ Ὀπουντῐ́ω tṑ Opountíō	τοὺς Ὀπουντῐ́ους toùs Opountíous
Vocative	Ὀπούντῐε Opoúntie	Ὀπουντῐ́ω Opountíō	Ὀπούντῐοι Opoúntioi
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• Entry in J. Enoch Powell, A Lexicon to Herodotus