ἥλιος

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[edit] Ancient Greek

[edit] Alternative spellings

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥. Cognate with Old Church Slavonic слъньцє (slŭnĭce), Latin sol, Sanskrit सूर (sūra).

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (Classical): IPA: [hɛː́lios]
  • (Koine): IPA: [hˈeːlio̞s]
  • (Byzantine): IPA: [ˈilios]

[edit] Noun

ἥλιος (genitive ἡλίου) m, second declension; (hēlios)

  1. sun
  2. east
  3. day
  4. sunshine

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Strong’s concordance number: G2246