δέον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Neuter present participle of δεῖ (deî, “it is necessary, it behoves”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dé.on/ → /ˈðe.on/ → /ˈðe.on/

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

Participle

δέον • (déon)

1. nominative/accusative/vocative singular neuter of δέων (déōn)

Noun

δέον • (déon)

1. That which is binding, needful, right, proper.

References

• “δέον”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “δέον”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• δέον in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• δέον in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “deontology”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δέον (déon).

Participle

1. Nominative, accusative and vocative neuter singular form of δέων (déon).

Noun

δέον • (déon) n (plural δέοντα)

1. that which is right, proper, necessary

   Ανησυχείς υπέρ το δέον. ― Anisycheís ypér to déon. ― You worry too much, more than necessary.

2. (in the plural) a set of actions or measures that must be taken for a given situation

   Έπραξε τα δέοντα. ― Épraxe ta déonta. ― He did what had to be done.

3. (in the plural) compliments, respects

   Τα δέοντα στον πατέρα σας! ― Ta déonta ston patéra sas! ― My compliments to your father!

   Synonyms: χαιρετίσματα (chairetísmata), σέβη (sévi)

Related terms

Formal expressions (& polytonic, where different)

• πέραν του δέοντος (péran tou déontos, “more than is necessary”), πέραν τοῦ δέοντος
• πλέον του δέοντος (pléon tou déontos, “more than is necessary”), πλέον τοῦ δέοντος
• τα δέοντα n pl (ta déonta, “necessary things; compliments”)
• τι δέον γενέσθαι (ti déon genésthai, “what should be done?”), τί δέον γενέσθαι;
• το δέον γενέσθαι (to déon genésthai, “that which must be done”), τὸ δέον γενέσθαι
• υπέρ το δέον (ypér to déon, “more than is necessary”), ὑπέρ τὸ δέον

References

• δέον - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.