αἶθοψ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

αἶθος (aîthos, “heat, fire”) +‎ ὄψ (óps, “face, appearance”)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /âi̯.tʰops/ → /ˈɛ.θops/ → /ˈe.θops/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /âi̯.tʰops/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.tʰops/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.θops/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈe.θops/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈe.θops/

Adjective

αἶθοψ • (aîthops) m or f (neuter αἶθοψ); third declension

1. bright, sparkling, gleaming

Declension

Third declension of αἶθοψ; αἶθοψ (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		αἶθοψ aîthops	αἶθοψ aîthops		αἴθοπε aíthope	αἴθοπε aíthope		αἴθοπες aíthopes	αἴθοπᾰ aíthopa
Genitive		αἴθοπος aíthopos	αἴθοπος aíthopos		αἰθόποιν aithópoin	αἰθόποιν aithópoin		αἰθόπων aithópōn	αἰθόπων aithópōn
Dative		αἴθοπῐ aíthopi	αἴθοπῐ aíthopi		αἰθόποιν aithópoin	αἰθόποιν aithópoin		αἴθοψῐ / αἴθοψῐν aíthopsi(n)	αἴθοψῐ / αἴθοψῐν aíthopsi(n)
Accusative		αἴθοπᾰ aíthopa	αἶθοψ aîthops		αἴθοπε aíthope	αἴθοπε aíthope		αἴθοπᾰς aíthopas	αἴθοπᾰ aíthopa
Vocative		αἶθοψ aîthops	αἶθοψ aîthops		αἴθοπε aíthope	αἴθοπε aíthope		αἴθοπες aíthopes	αἴθοπᾰ aíthopa
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “αἴθοψ”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• αἶθοψ in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “αἰθοψ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press