Κρόνος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Uncertain; several proposed. See Cronus for details.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kró.nos/ → /ˈkro.nos/ → /ˈkro.nos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kró.nos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈkro.nos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈkro.nos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈkro.nos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈkro.nos/

Proper noun

Κρόνος • (Krónos) m (genitive Κρόνου); second declension

1. (Greek mythology) Cronus, Kronos
2. (astronomy) The planet Saturn

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Κρόνος; τοῦ Κρόνου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Κρόνος ho Krónos
Genitive	τοῦ Κρόνου toû Krónou
Dative	τῷ Κρόνῳ tōî Krónōi
Accusative	τὸν Κρόνον tòn Krónon
Vocative	Κρόνε Króne
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Second declension of Κρόνος; Κρόνοιο / Κρόνοο / Κρόνου (Epic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	Κρόνος Krónos
Genitive	Κρόνοιο / Κρόνοο / Κρόνου Krónoio / Krónoo / Krónou
Dative	Κρόνῳ Krónōi
Accusative	Κρόνον Krónon
Vocative	Κρόνε Króne
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

• Κρονῐ́δης (Kronĭ́dēs)
• Κρονῐκός (Kronĭkós)
• Κρονίων (Kroníōn)

Descendants

• → Coptic: ⲕⲣⲱⲛⲟⲥ (krōnos)
• → English: Kronos
• → Greek: Κρόνος (Krónos)
• → Latin: Cronus
• → Old Church Slavonic: Кронъ (Kronŭ)

References

• “Κρόνος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Κρόνος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “Κρόνος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• Κρόνος in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• “Κρόνος”, 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 1,007

Further reading

• http://opsopaus.com/OM/BA/Plethon/Kronos.html

Greek

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾo.nos/
• Hyphenation: Κρό‧νος

Proper noun

Κρόνος • (Krónos) m

1. (Greek mythology) Cronus, Cronos, Kronos
2. (astronomy) The planet Saturn

Declension

Declension of Κρόνος

	singular
nominative	Κρόνος (Krónos)
genitive	Κρόνου (Krónou)
accusative	Κρόνο (Króno)
vocative	Κρόνε (Króne)

Coordinate terms

• planets of the Solar System: Ερμής (Ermís) · Αφροδίτη (Afrodíti) · Γη (Gi) · Άρης (Áris) · Δίας (Días) · Κρόνος (Krónos) · Ουρανός (Ouranós) · Ποσειδώνας (Poseidónas) ^[edit]

Further reading

• Κρόνος (πλανήτης) on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el
• Κρόνος (μυθολογία) on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el