Αἰολεύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Αἴολος (Aíolos, “Aeolus”) +‎ -εύς (-eús).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ai̯.o.lěu̯s/ → /ɛ.oˈleɸs/ → /e.oˈlefs/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ai̯.o.lěu̯s/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɛ.oˈlews/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɛ.oˈleɸs/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.oˈlefs/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.oˈlefs/

Noun

Αἰολεύς • (Aioleús) m (genitive Αἰολέως); third declension

1. an Aeolian; an inhabitant of Aeolis

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Αἰολεύς; τοῦ Αἰολέως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Αἰολεύς ho Aioleús	τὼ Αἰολῆ tṑ Aiolê	οἱ Αἰολῆς / Αἰολεῖς hoi Aiolês / Aioleîs
Genitive	τοῦ Αἰολέως toû Aioléōs	τοῖν Αἰολέοιν toîn Aioléoin	τῶν Αἰολέων tôn Aioléōn
Dative	τῷ Αἰολεῖ tôi Aioleî	τοῖν Αἰολέοιν toîn Aioléoin	τοῖς Αἰολεῦσῐ / Αἰολεῦσῐν toîs Aioleûsi(n)
Accusative	τὸν Αἰολέᾱ tòn Aioléā	τὼ Αἰολῆ tṑ Aiolê	τοὺς Αἰολέᾱς toùs Aioléās
Vocative	Αἰολεῦ Aioleû	Αἰολῆ Aiolê	Αἰολῆς / Αἰολεῖς Aiolês / Aioleîs
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ὁ Αἰολεύς; τοῦ Αἰολέος (Ionic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Αἰολεύς ho Aioleús	τὼ Αἰολῆ tṑ Aiolê	οἱ Αἰολέες / Αἰολεῖς hoi Aiolées / Aioleîs
Genitive	τοῦ Αἰολέος toû Aioléos	τοῖν Αἰολέοιν toîn Aioléoin	τῶν Αἰολέων tôn Aioléōn
Dative	τῷ Αἰολέῐ̈ / Αἰολεῖ tôi Aioléï / Aioleî	τοῖν Αἰολέοιν toîn Aioléoin	τοῖσῐ / τοῖσῐν Αἰολεῦσῐ / Αἰολεῦσῐν toîsi(n) Aioleûsi(n)
Accusative	τὸν Αἰολέᾰ tòn Aioléa	τὼ Αἰολῆ tṑ Aiolê	τοὺς Αἰολέᾰς toùs Aioléas
Vocative	Αἰολεῦ Aioleû	Αἰολῆ Aiolê	Αἰολέες / Αἰολεῖς Aiolées / Aioleîs
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Third declension of ὁ Αἰολεύς; τοῦ Αἰολέος (Doric)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Αἰολεύς ho Aioleús	τὼ Αἰολῆ tṑ Aiolê	τοὶ Αἰολεῖς toì Aioleîs
Genitive	τοῦ Αἰολέος toû Aioléos	τοῖν Αἰολέοιν toîn Aioléoin	τῶν Αἰολέων tôn Aioléōn
Dative	τῷ Αἰολέῐ̈ / Αἰολεῖ tôi Aioléï / Aioleî	τοῖν Αἰολέοιν toîn Aioléoin	τοῖς Αἰολέεσσῐ / Αἰολέεσσῐν toîs Aioléessi(n)
Accusative	τὸν Αἰολέᾰ tòn Aioléa	τὼ Αἰολῆ tṑ Aiolê	τοὺς Αἰολέᾰς toùs Aioléas
Vocative	Αἰολεῦ Aioleû	Αἰολῆ Aiolê	Αἰολεῖς Aioleîs
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Third declension of ὀ Αἰολεύς; τοῦ Αἰολέος (Cretan)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὀ Αἰολεύς o Aioleús	τὼ Αἰολῆ tṑ Aiolê	οἰ Αἰολέες oi Aiolées
Genitive	τοῦ Αἰολέος toû Aioléos	τοῖν Αἰολέοιν toîn Aioléoin	τῶν Αἰολέων tôn Aioléōn
Dative	τῷ Αἰολέῐ̈ / Αἰολεῖ tôi Aioléï / Aioleî	τοῖν Αἰολέοιν toîn Aioléoin	τοῖς Αἰολεῦσῐ / Αἰολεῦσῐν toîs Aioleûsi(n)
Accusative	τὸν Αἰολέᾰ tòn Aioléa	τὼ Αἰολῆ tṑ Aiolê	τὸνς Αἰολέᾰς tòns Aioléas
Vocative	Αἰολεῦ Aioleû	Αἰολῆ Aiolê	Αἰολέες Aiolées
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

• Greek: Αιολεύς (Aioléfs); Αιολέας (Aioléas)

Further reading

• “Αἰολεύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Αἰολεύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Αἰολεύς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “Αἰολεύς”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,000