Ἴλιος

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ǐː.li.os/ → /ˈi.li.os/ → /ˈi.li.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ǐː.li.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈi.li.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈi.li.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈi.li.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈi.li.os/

Proper noun

Ῑ̓́λῐος • (Ī́lios) f (genitive Ῑ̓λίου); second declension

1. Synonym of Ῑ̓́λῐον (Ī́lion, “Ilium, Troy”)

Declension

Second declension of ἡ Ῑ̓́λῐος; τῆς Ῑ̓λῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Ῑ̓́λῐος hē Ī́lios
Genitive	τῆς Ῑ̓λῐ́ου tês Īlíou
Dative	τῇ Ῑ̓λῐ́ῳ têi Īlíōi
Accusative	τὴν Ῑ̓́λῐον tḕn Ī́lion
Vocative	Ῑ̓́λῐε Ī́lie
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Adjective

Ῑ̓́λῐος • (Ī́lios) m (feminine Ῑ̓λίᾱ or Ῑ̓λίη, neuter Ῑ̓́λῐοn); first/second declension

1. Ilian, Trojan

Declension

First and second declension of Ῑ̓́λῐος; Ῑ̓λῐ́ᾱ; Ῑ̓́λῐον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		Ῑ̓́λῐος Ī́lios	Ῑ̓λῐ́ᾱ Īlíā	Ῑ̓́λῐον Ī́lion		Ῑ̓λῐ́ω Īlíō	Ῑ̓λῐ́ᾱ Īlíā	Ῑ̓λῐ́ω Īlíō		Ῑ̓́λῐοι Ī́lioi	Ῑ̓́λῐαι Ī́liai	Ῑ̓́λῐᾰ Ī́lia
Genitive		Ῑ̓λῐ́ου Īlíou	Ῑ̓λῐ́ᾱς Īlíās	Ῑ̓λῐ́ου Īlíou		Ῑ̓λῐ́οιν Īlíoin	Ῑ̓λῐ́αιν Īlíain	Ῑ̓λῐ́οιν Īlíoin		Ῑ̓λῐ́ων Īlíōn	Ῑ̓λῐ́ων Īlíōn	Ῑ̓λῐ́ων Īlíōn
Dative		Ῑ̓λῐ́ῳ Īlíōi	Ῑ̓λῐ́ᾳ Īlíāi	Ῑ̓λῐ́ῳ Īlíōi		Ῑ̓λῐ́οιν Īlíoin	Ῑ̓λῐ́αιν Īlíain	Ῑ̓λῐ́οιν Īlíoin		Ῑ̓λῐ́οις Īlíois	Ῑ̓λῐ́αις Īlíais	Ῑ̓λῐ́οις Īlíois
Accusative		Ῑ̓́λῐον Ī́lion	Ῑ̓λῐ́ᾱν Īlíān	Ῑ̓́λῐον Ī́lion		Ῑ̓λῐ́ω Īlíō	Ῑ̓λῐ́ᾱ Īlíā	Ῑ̓λῐ́ω Īlíō		Ῑ̓λῐ́ους Īlíous	Ῑ̓λῐ́ᾱς Īlíās	Ῑ̓́λῐᾰ Ī́lia
Vocative		Ῑ̓́λῐε Ī́lie	Ῑ̓λῐ́ᾱ Īlíā	Ῑ̓́λῐον Ī́lion		Ῑ̓λῐ́ω Īlíō	Ῑ̓λῐ́ᾱ Īlíā	Ῑ̓λῐ́ω Īlíō		Ῑ̓́λῐοι Ī́lioi	Ῑ̓́λῐαι Ī́liai	Ῑ̓́λῐᾰ Ī́lia
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		Ῑ̓λῐ́ως Īlíōs				Ῑ̓λῐώτερος Īliṓteros				Ῑ̓λῐώτᾰτος Īliṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of Ῑ̓́λῐος; Ῑ̓λῐ́η; Ῑ̓́λῐον (Epic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		Ῑ̓́λῐος Ī́lios	Ῑ̓λῐ́η Īlíē	Ῑ̓́λῐον Ī́lion		Ῑ̓λῐ́ω Īlíō	Ῑ̓λῐ́ᾱ Īlíā	Ῑ̓λῐ́ω Īlíō		Ῑ̓́λῐοι Ī́lioi	Ῑ̓́λῐαι Ī́liai	Ῑ̓́λῐᾰ Ī́lia
Genitive		Ῑ̓λῐ́ου / Ῑ̓λῐοῖο / Ῑ̓λῐ́οιο / Ῑ̓λῐόο / Ῑ̓λῐ́οο Īlíou / Īlioîo / Īlíoio / Īlióo / Īlíoo	Ῑ̓λῐ́ης Īlíēs	Ῑ̓λῐ́ου / Ῑ̓λῐοῖο / Ῑ̓λῐ́οιο / Ῑ̓λῐόο / Ῑ̓λῐ́οο Īlíou / Īlioîo / Īlíoio / Īlióo / Īlíoo		Ῑ̓λῐ́οιῐν Īlíoiin	Ῑ̓λῐ́αιν / Ῑ̓λῐ́αιῐν / Ῑ̓λῐ́ῃῐν Īlíai(i)n / Īlíēiin	Ῑ̓λῐ́οιῐν Īlíoiin		Ῑ̓λῐ́ων Īlíōn	Ῑ̓λῐᾱ́ων / Ῑ̓λῐέ͜ων / Ῑ̓λῐῶν Īliā́ōn / Īlié͜ōn / Īliôn	Ῑ̓λῐ́ων Īlíōn
Dative		Ῑ̓λῐ́ῳ Īlíōi	Ῑ̓λῐ́ῃ Īlíēi	Ῑ̓λῐ́ῳ Īlíōi		Ῑ̓λῐ́οιῐν Īlíoiin	Ῑ̓λῐ́αιν / Ῑ̓λῐ́αιῐν / Ῑ̓λῐ́ῃῐν Īlíai(i)n / Īlíēiin	Ῑ̓λῐ́οιῐν Īlíoiin		Ῑ̓λῐ́οισῐ / Ῑ̓λῐ́οισῐν / Ῑ̓λῐ́οις Īlíoisi(n) / Īlíois	Ῑ̓λῐ́ῃσῐ / Ῑ̓λῐ́ῃσῐν / Ῑ̓λῐ́ῃς / Ῑ̓λῐ́αις Īlíēisi(n) / Īlíēis / Īlíais	Ῑ̓λῐ́οισῐ / Ῑ̓λῐ́οισῐν / Ῑ̓λῐ́οις Īlíoisi(n) / Īlíois
Accusative		Ῑ̓́λῐον Ī́lion	Ῑ̓λῐ́ην Īlíēn	Ῑ̓́λῐον Ī́lion		Ῑ̓λῐ́ω Īlíō	Ῑ̓λῐ́ᾱ Īlíā	Ῑ̓λῐ́ω Īlíō		Ῑ̓λῐ́ους Īlíous	Ῑ̓λῐ́ᾱς Īlíās	Ῑ̓́λῐᾰ Ī́lia
Vocative		Ῑ̓́λῐε Ī́lie	Ῑ̓λῐ́η Īlíē	Ῑ̓́λῐον Ī́lion		Ῑ̓λῐ́ω Īlíō	Ῑ̓λῐ́ᾱ Īlíā	Ῑ̓λῐ́ω Īlíō		Ῑ̓́λῐοι Ī́lioi	Ῑ̓́λῐαι Ī́liai	Ῑ̓́λῐᾰ Ī́lia
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		Ῑ̓λῐ́ως Īlíōs				Ῑ̓λῐώτερος Īliṓteros				Ῑ̓λῐώτᾰτος Īliṓtatos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• “Ἴλιος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• Ἴλιος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• “Ἴλιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Ἴλιος”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • ilian idem, page 414.