Θεοδόσιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Compound of θεός (theós, “god”) +‎ δόσις (dósis, “a giving”), literally “given by God”. Compare Classical Sanskrit भगदत्त (bhagadatta, literally “given by Bhaga”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /tʰe.o.dó.si.os/ → /θe.oˈðo.si.os/ → /θe.oˈðo.si.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰe.o.dó.si.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tʰe.oˈdo.si.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /θe.oˈðo.si.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /θe.oˈðo.si.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /θe.oˈðo.si.os/

Proper noun

Θεοδόσῐος • (Theodósios) m (genitive Θεοδοσίου); second declension

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Theodosius

Declension

Second declension of ὁ Θεοδόσῐος; τοῦ Θεοδοσῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Θεοδόσῐος ho Theodósios
Genitive	τοῦ Θεοδοσῐ́ου toû Theodosíou
Dative	τῷ Θεοδοσῐ́ῳ tôi Theodosíōi
Accusative	τὸν Θεοδόσῐον tòn Theodósion
Vocative	Θεοδόσῐε Theodósie
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Arabic: ثَاوُدُسِيُوس (ṯāwudusiyūs)
• → Latin: Theodosius