δήν

See also: -δην

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dɛ̌ːn/ → /ðin/ → /ðin/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dɛ̌ːn/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /de̝n/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðin/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðin/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðin/

Adverb

δήν • (dḗn)

1. for a long time

   Synonym: δηθά (dēthá)

2. long ago

Further reading

• “δήν”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press