Αἰνείας

See also: Αινείας

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Αἰνέᾱς (Ainéās) — poetic

Etymology

The name's origin is uncertain, but is traditionally linked to αἶνος (aînos, “praise, tale”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ai̯.něː.aːs/ → /ɛˈni.as/ → /eˈni.as/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ai̯.něː.aːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɛˈni.as/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɛˈni.as/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈni.as/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈni.as/

Proper noun

Αἰνείᾱς • (Aineíās) m (genitive Αἰνείου); first declension

1. (Greek mythology) Aeneas

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Αἰνείᾱς; τοῦ Αἰνείου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Αἰνείᾱς ho Aineíās
Genitive	τοῦ Αἰνείου toû Aineíou
Dative	τῷ Αἰνείᾳ tôi Aineíāi
Accusative	τὸν Αἰνείᾱν tòn Aineíān
Vocative	Αἰνείᾱ Aineíā
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First declension of Αἰνείᾱς; Αἰνείᾱο (Epic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	Αἰνείᾱς Aineíās
Genitive	Αἰνείᾱο / Αἰνειέ͜ω / Αἰνείω Aineíāo / Aineié͜ō / Aineíō
Dative	Αἰνείᾳ Aineíāi
Accusative	Αἰνείᾱν Aineíān
Vocative	Αἰνείᾱ Aineíā
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

• Greek: Αινείας (Aineías)
• Latin: Aenēās

References

• “Αἰνείας”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Αἰνείας”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• Αἰνείας in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,000