Θεσπιεύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Θεσπῐαί (Thespiaí, “Thespiae”) +‎ -εύς (-eús, demonymic suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /tʰes.pi.ěu̯s/ → /θes.piˈeɸs/ → /θes.piˈefs/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰes.pi.ěu̯s/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tʰes.piˈews/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /θes.piˈeɸs/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /θes.piˈefs/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /θes.piˈefs/

Noun

Θεσπῐεύς • (Thespieús) m (genitive Θεσπῐέως); third declension

1. an inhabitant of Thespiae; a Thespian

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Θεσπῐεύς; τοῦ Θεσπῐέως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Θεσπῐεύς ho Thespieús	τὼ Θεσπῐῆ tṑ Thespiê	οἱ Θεσπῐῆς / Θεσπῐεῖς hoi Thespiês / Thespieîs
Genitive	τοῦ Θεσπῐέως / Θεσπῐῶς toû Thespiéōs / Thespiôs	τοῖν Θεσπῐέοιν toîn Thespiéoin	τῶν Θεσπῐέων / Θεσπῐῶν tôn Thespiéōn / Thespiôn
Dative	τῷ Θεσπῐεῖ tôi Thespieî	τοῖν Θεσπῐέοιν toîn Thespiéoin	τοῖς Θεσπῐεῦσῐ / Θεσπῐεῦσῐν toîs Thespieûsi(n)
Accusative	τὸν Θεσπῐέᾱ / Θεσπῐᾶ tòn Thespiéā / Thespiâ	τὼ Θεσπῐῆ tṑ Thespiê	τοὺς Θεσπῐέᾱς / Θεσπῐᾶς toùs Thespiéās / Thespiâs
Vocative	Θεσπῐεῦ Thespieû	Θεσπῐῆ Thespiê	Θεσπῐῆς / Θεσπῐεῖς Thespiês / Thespieîs
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. The first form is uncontracted, the second contracted.

Third declension of ὁ Θεσπῐεύς; τοῦ Θεσπῐέος (Ionic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Θεσπῐεύς ho Thespieús	τὼ Θεσπῐῆ tṑ Thespiê	οἱ Θεσπῐέες / Θεσπῐεῖς hoi Thespiées / Thespieîs
Genitive	τοῦ Θεσπῐέος toû Thespiéos	τοῖν Θεσπῐέοιν toîn Thespiéoin	τῶν Θεσπῐέων tôn Thespiéōn
Dative	τῷ Θεσπῐέῐ̈ / Θεσπῐεῖ tôi Thespiéï / Thespieî	τοῖν Θεσπῐέοιν toîn Thespiéoin	τοῖσῐ / τοῖσῐν Θεσπῐεῦσῐ / Θεσπῐεῦσῐν toîsi(n) Thespieûsi(n)
Accusative	τὸν Θεσπῐέᾰ tòn Thespiéa	τὼ Θεσπῐῆ tṑ Thespiê	τοὺς Θεσπῐέᾰς toùs Thespiéas
Vocative	Θεσπῐεῦ Thespieû	Θεσπῐῆ Thespiê	Θεσπῐέες / Θεσπῐεῖς Thespiées / Thespieîs
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution. The first form is uncontracted, the second contracted.

Related terms

• Θεσπῐκός (Thespikós)

Descendants

• Greek: Θεσπιεύς (Thespiéfs); Θεσπιάς (Thespiás)
• → Translingual: Thespieus

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,027