Γηρυόνης

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Γᾱρῠόνᾱς (Gārŭónās), Γηρῠόνᾱς (Gērŭónās) — Doric
• Γηρῠονεύς (Gērŭoneús) — Epic
• Γηρῠών (Gērŭṓn)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡɛː.ry.ó.nɛːs/ → /ʝi.ryˈo.nis/ → /ʝi.riˈo.nis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡɛː.ry.ó.nɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡe̝.ryˈo.ne̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ʝi.ryˈo.nis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ʝi.ryˈo.nis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ʝi.riˈo.nis/

Proper noun

Γηρῠόνης • (Gērŭónēs) m (genitive Γηρῠόνου); first declension

1. Geryon

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Γηρῠόνης; τοῦ Γηρῠόνου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Γηρῠόνης ho Gērŭónēs
Genitive	τοῦ Γηρῠόνου toû Gērŭónou
Dative	τῷ Γηρῠόνῃ tôi Gērŭónēi
Accusative	τὸν Γηρῠόνην tòn Gērŭónēn
Vocative	Γηρῠόνη Gērŭónē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First declension of Γηρῠόνης; Γηρῠόνᾱο (Epic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	Γηρῠόνης Gērŭónēs
Genitive	Γηρῠόνᾱο / Γηρῠόνε͜ω / Γηρῠόνω Gērŭónāo / Gērŭóne͜ō / Gērŭónō
Dative	Γηρῠόνῃ Gērŭónēi
Accusative	Γηρῠόνην Gērŭónēn
Vocative	Γηρῠόνη Gērŭónē
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

• Γηρῠονῐ́ς (Gērŭonĭ́s)
• γηροτροφηΐς (gērotrophēḯs)

Descendants

• English: Geryon
• Greek: Γηρυόνης (Giryónis)
• Latin: Geryonēs

References

• “Γηρυόνης”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Γηρυόνης”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Γηρυόνης in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,011