Δῖον

See also: δῖον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Of Ancient Macedonian origin, a name meaning "dedicated to Zeus," from Ζεύς (Zeús).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dîː.on/ → /ˈði.on/ → /ˈði.on/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dîː.on/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.on/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈði.on/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈði.on/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈði.on/

Proper noun

Δῖον • (Dîon) n (genitive Δίου); second declension

1. Dion or Dium, the name of several ancient Greek settlements

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ Δῖον; τοῦ Δῑ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	τὸ Δῖον tò Dîon
Genitive	τοῦ Δῑ́ου toû Dī́ou
Dative	τῷ Δῑ́ῳ tôi Dī́ōi
Accusative	τὸ Δῖον tò Dîon
Vocative	Δῖον Dîon
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• English: Dion; Dium
• Greek: Δίο (Dío)
• Latin: Dīum

References

• Δῖον in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,008
• Hesiod, Catalogue of Women fr. 7.