Θεοτοκίον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Θεοτόκος (Theotókos, “God-bearer; Mother of God; Holy Mother of God;”) +‎ -ίον (-íon, “A noun-forming diminutive suffix”)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /tʰe.o.to.kí.on/ → /θe.o.toˈci.on/ → /θe.o.toˈci.on/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰe.o.to.kí.on/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tʰe.o.toˈki.on/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /θe.o.toˈci.on/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /θe.o.toˈci.on/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /θe.o.toˈci.on/

Proper noun

Θεοτοκίον • (Theotokíon) f (genitive Θεοτοκῐ́ου); second declension (Koine, Byzantine)

1. (Christianity) A hymn to Mary, the Theotokos, read or chanted during the Divine Services of the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches.

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ Θεοτοκῐ́ον; τοῦ Θεοτοκῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	τὸ Θεοτοκῐ́ον tò Theotokíon
Genitive	τοῦ Θεοτοκῐ́ου toû Theotokíou
Dative	τῷ Θεοτοκῐ́ῳ tôi Theotokíōi
Accusative	τὸ Θεοτοκῐ́ον tò Theotokíon
Vocative	Θεοτοκῐ́ον Theotokíon
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.