Διομήδης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Διός (Diós, genitive of Ζεύς (Zeús)) +‎ μήδεα (mḗdea) +‎ -ης (-ēs).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /di.o.mɛ̌ː.dɛːs/ → /ði.oˈmi.ðis/ → /ði.oˈmi.ðis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /di.o.mɛ̌ː.dɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /di.oˈme̝.de̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ði.oˈmi.ðis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ði.oˈmi.ðis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ði.oˈmi.ðis/

Proper noun

Δῐομήδης • (Diomḗdēs) m (genitive Δῐομήδους); third declension

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Diomedes
2. in particular, a mythological figure of the Iliad

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Δῐομήδης; τοῦ Δῐομήδους (contracted, Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Δῐομήδης ho Diomḗdēs
Genitive	τοῦ Δῐομήδους toû Diomḗdous
Dative	τῷ Δῐομήδει tôi Diomḗdei
Accusative	τὸν Δῐομήδη tòn Diomḗdē
Vocative	Δῐόμηδες Diómēdes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of Δῐομήδης; Δῐομήδεος (uncontracted, Epic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	Δῐομήδης Diomḗdēs
Genitive	Δῐομήδεος / Δῐομήδευς Diomḗdeos / Diomḗdeus
Dative	Δῐομήδει / Δῐομήδεῐ̈ Diomḗdei / Diomḗdeï
Accusative	Δῐομήδεᾰ Diomḗdea
Vocative	Δῐόμηδες Diómēdes
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

• Greek: Διομήδης (Diomídis)
• → Latin: Diomēdēs
  • → English: Diomedes, Diomed

References

• “Διομήδης”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Διομήδης”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “Διομήδης”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• Διομήδης in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “Διομήδης”, 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 1,008