ὀποβάλσαμον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ὀποπᾰ́λσᾰμον (opopálsamon)

Etymology

Compound of ὀπός (opós, “plant juice”) +‎ βᾰ́λσᾰμον (bálsamon, “balm”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /o.po.bál.sa.mon/ → /o.poˈβal.sa.mon/ → /o.poˈval.sa.mon/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /o.po.bál.sa.mon/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /o.poˈbal.sa.mon/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /o.poˈβal.sa.mon/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /o.poˈval.sa.mon/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /o.poˈval.sa.mon/

Noun

ὀποβᾰ́λσᾰμον • (opobálsamon) n (genitive ὀποβᾰλσᾰμου); second declension

1. juice of the Arabian balsam tree, balm of Gilead

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ ὀποβᾰ́λσᾰμον; τοῦ ὀποβᾰλσᾰ́μου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ὀποβᾰ́λσᾰμον tò opobálsamon	τὼ ὀποβᾰλσᾰ́μω tṑ opobalsámō	τᾰ̀ ὀποβᾰ́λσᾰμᾰ tà opobálsama
Genitive	τοῦ ὀποβᾰλσᾰ́μου toû opobalsámou	τοῖν ὀποβᾰλσᾰ́μοιν toîn opobalsámoin	τῶν ὀποβᾰλσᾰ́μων tôn opobalsámōn
Dative	τῷ ὀποβᾰλσᾰ́μῳ tôi opobalsámōi	τοῖν ὀποβᾰλσᾰ́μοιν toîn opobalsámoin	τοῖς ὀποβᾰλσᾰ́μοις toîs opobalsámois
Accusative	τὸ ὀποβᾰ́λσᾰμον tò opobálsamon	τὼ ὀποβᾰλσᾰ́μω tṑ opobalsámō	τᾰ̀ ὀποβᾰ́λσᾰμᾰ tà opobálsama
Vocative	ὀποβᾰ́λσᾰμον opobálsamon	ὀποβᾰλσᾰ́μω opobalsámō	ὀποβᾰ́λσᾰμᾰ opobálsama
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• ὀποβᾰλσᾰ́μῐνος (opobalsáminos)

Further reading

• “ὀποβάλσαμον”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ὀποβάλσαμον in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette