Θηβαῖος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Θῆβαι (Thêbai, “Thebes”) +‎ -αῖος (-aîos).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /tʰɛː.bâi̯.os/ → /θiˈβɛ.os/ → /θiˈve.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰɛː.bâi̯.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tʰe̝ˈbɛ.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /θiˈβɛ.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /θiˈve.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /θiˈve.os/

Adjective

Θηβαῖος • (Thēbaîos) m (feminine Θηβαίᾱ, neuter Θηβαῖον); first/second declension

1. Theban
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 10.492

Inflection

First and second declension of Θηβαῖος; Θηβαίᾱ; Θηβαῖον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		Θηβαῖος Thēbaîos	Θηβαίᾱ Thēbaíā	Θηβαῖον Thēbaîon		Θηβαίω Thēbaíō	Θηβαίᾱ Thēbaíā	Θηβαίω Thēbaíō		Θηβαῖοι Thēbaîoi	Θηβαῖαι Thēbaîai	Θηβαῖᾰ Thēbaîa
Genitive		Θηβαίου Thēbaíou	Θηβαίᾱς Thēbaíās	Θηβαίου Thēbaíou		Θηβαίοιν Thēbaíoin	Θηβαίαιν Thēbaíain	Θηβαίοιν Thēbaíoin		Θηβαίων Thēbaíōn	Θηβαίων Thēbaíōn	Θηβαίων Thēbaíōn
Dative		Θηβαίῳ Thēbaíōi	Θηβαίᾳ Thēbaíāi	Θηβαίῳ Thēbaíōi		Θηβαίοιν Thēbaíoin	Θηβαίαιν Thēbaíain	Θηβαίοιν Thēbaíoin		Θηβαίοις Thēbaíois	Θηβαίαις Thēbaíais	Θηβαίοις Thēbaíois
Accusative		Θηβαῖον Thēbaîon	Θηβαίᾱν Thēbaíān	Θηβαῖον Thēbaîon		Θηβαίω Thēbaíō	Θηβαίᾱ Thēbaíā	Θηβαίω Thēbaíō		Θηβαίους Thēbaíous	Θηβαίᾱς Thēbaíās	Θηβαῖᾰ Thēbaîa
Vocative		Θηβαῖε Thēbaîe	Θηβαίᾱ Thēbaíā	Θηβαῖον Thēbaîon		Θηβαίω Thēbaíō	Θηβαίᾱ Thēbaíā	Θηβαίω Thēbaíō		Θηβαῖοι Thēbaîoi	Θηβαῖαι Thēbaîai	Θηβαῖᾰ Thēbaîa
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		Θηβαίως Thēbaíōs				Θηβαιότερος Thēbaióteros				Θηβαιότᾰτος Thēbaiótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Θηβαίος (Thivaíos)

References

• “Θηβαῖος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Θηβαῖος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “Θηβαῖος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• “Θηβαῖος”, 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 1,027