δῆλος

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See also: Δήλος and Δῆλος

Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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According to Beekes and LIV, from Proto-Indo-European *deyh₂- (to light up, shine), and related to δέατο (déato, seemed). Compare Sanskrit दीप् (dīp, to blaze, glow), and see there for more cognates.[1]

Another theory derives the word from Proto-Indo-European *dyew- (heaven, sky; to shine). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: δῆ‧λος

Adjective

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δῆλος (dêlosm (feminine δήλη, neuter δῆλον); first/second declension

  1. visible
  2. conspicuous
  3. manifest
  4. (Septuagint, plural form) the Urim

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “δῆλος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 324

Further reading

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