ἀρίζηλος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ᾰ̓ρῐ́ζᾱλος (arízālos) — Doric

Etymology

From an augmentative prefix ἀρι-, while the second part is, like δῆλος (dêlos, “visible, conspicuous”), from Proto-Indo-European *dyew- (“heaven, sky; to shine”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.ríz.dɛː.los/ → /aˈri.zi.los/ → /aˈri.zi.los/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.ríz.dɛː.los/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aˈri.ze̝.los/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aˈri.zi.los/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /aˈri.zi.los/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈri.zi.los/

Adjective

ᾰ̓ρῐ́ζηλος • (arízēlos) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓ρῐ́ζηλον); second declension

1. (of light or voice) conspicuous, very distinct
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 13.244:

     ἀρίζηλοι δέ οἱ αὐγαί

     arízēloi dé hoi augaí

     and conspicuous are the rays

2. (of persons) conspicuous, remarkable
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 18.518–519:

     καλὼ καὶ μεγάλω σὺν τεύχεσιν, ὥς τε θεώ περ
     ἀμφὶς ἀριζήλω· λαοὶ δ᾽ ὑπολίζονες ἦσαν.

     beautiful and great in their armor, certainly as gods,
     conspicous to both sides: and the people were smaller.

Declension

Second declension of ᾰ̓ρῐ́ζηλος; ᾰ̓ρῐ́ζηλον (Epic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ᾰ̓ρῐ́ζηλος arízēlos	ᾰ̓ρῐ́ζηλον arízēlon		ᾰ̓ρῐζήλω arizḗlō	ᾰ̓ρῐζήλω arizḗlō		ᾰ̓ρῐ́ζηλοι arízēloi	ᾰ̓ρῐ́ζηλᾰ arízēla
Genitive		ᾰ̓ρῐζήλου / ᾰ̓ρῐζηλοῖο / ᾰ̓ρῐζήλοιο / ᾰ̓ρῐζηλόο / ᾰ̓ρῐζήλοο arizḗlou / arizēloîo / arizḗloio / arizēlóo / arizḗloo	ᾰ̓ρῐζήλου / ᾰ̓ρῐζηλοῖο / ᾰ̓ρῐζήλοιο / ᾰ̓ρῐζηλόο / ᾰ̓ρῐζήλοο arizḗlou / arizēloîo / arizḗloio / arizēlóo / arizḗloo		ᾰ̓ρῐζήλοιῐν arizḗloiin	ᾰ̓ρῐζήλοιῐν arizḗloiin		ᾰ̓ρῐζήλων arizḗlōn	ᾰ̓ρῐζήλων arizḗlōn
Dative		ᾰ̓ρῐζήλῳ arizḗlōi	ᾰ̓ρῐζήλῳ arizḗlōi		ᾰ̓ρῐζήλοιῐν arizḗloiin	ᾰ̓ρῐζήλοιῐν arizḗloiin		ᾰ̓ρῐζήλοισῐ / ᾰ̓ρῐζήλοισῐν / ᾰ̓ρῐζήλοις arizḗloisi(n) / arizḗlois	ᾰ̓ρῐζήλοισῐ / ᾰ̓ρῐζήλοισῐν / ᾰ̓ρῐζήλοις arizḗloisi(n) / arizḗlois
Accusative		ᾰ̓ρῐ́ζηλον arízēlon	ᾰ̓ρῐ́ζηλον arízēlon		ᾰ̓ρῐζήλω arizḗlō	ᾰ̓ρῐζήλω arizḗlō		ᾰ̓ρῐζήλους arizḗlous	ᾰ̓ρῐ́ζηλᾰ arízēla
Vocative		ᾰ̓ρῐ́ζηλε arízēle	ᾰ̓ρῐ́ζηλον arízēlon		ᾰ̓ρῐζήλω arizḗlō	ᾰ̓ρῐζήλω arizḗlō		ᾰ̓ρῐ́ζηλοι arízēloi	ᾰ̓ρῐ́ζηλᾰ arízēla
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ᾰ̓ρῐζήλως arizḗlōs			ᾰ̓ρῐζηλότερος arizēlóteros			ᾰ̓ρῐζηλότᾰτος arizēlótatos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

• ᾰ̓ρῐζήλωτος (arizḗlōtos)

Further reading

• “ἀρίζηλος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀρίζηλος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ἀρίζηλος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἀρίζηλος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀρίζηλος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• ἀρίζηλος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἀρίζηλος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 131