Βενδῖς
Ancient Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]According to Hawkins, no explanation proposed hitherto looks entirely plausible. He suggests to connect the theonym with Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish, love”), the same root of Latin Venus: this theory is interesting but not very convincing. Phonologically, the rendering of *u̯- as b- in Thracian seems to be indeed possible, but this etymology does not comply with the main and most essential characteristic of the goddess, her association with hunting. On the other hand, Tomaschek prefers connecting the word with Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to bind”), which is fully compatible with hunting associations. First, the name can be interpreted simply as "Binder" and refers to the goddess' ability to tame wild animals. Second, the meaning of *bʰendʰ- might develop to the notion of "catching": in this case, the name would mean "Catcher", "Huntress". A third, more speculative possibility would be to assume that in Thracian the development of *bʰendʰ- has taken a similar turn as in Old English bindan (“to bind”), bendan (“to stretch a bow”) and that at the base of the name lies a noun "bow": in this case Bendis would mean "Archer".[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ben.dîːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /benˈdis/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /βenˈdis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /venˈdis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /venˈdis/
Proper noun
[edit]Βενδῖς • (Bendîs) f (genitive Βενδῖδος); third declension
Inflection
[edit]Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ Βενδῖς hē Bendîs | ||||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς Βενδῖδος tês Bendîdos | ||||||||||||
Dative | τῇ Βενδῖδῐ têi Bendîdi | ||||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν Βενδῖδᾰ tḕn Bendîda | ||||||||||||
Vocative | Βενδῖς Bendîs | ||||||||||||
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Derived terms
[edit]- Βενδῑ́δειον (Bendī́deion)
- Βενδῑ́δῐος (Bendī́dios)
Descendants
[edit]- → Latin: Bendīs
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Βενδῖς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- Βενδῖς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
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