Δῖος

See also: δῖος and Διός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Δεῖος (Deîos)

Etymology

From δῖος (dîos, “divine, heavenly”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dîː.os/ → /ˈði.os/ → /ˈði.os/

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

Proper noun

Δῖος • (Dîos) m (genitive Δῑ́ου); second declension

1. Dius, the name of a Macedonian month corresponding to October

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Δῖος; τοῦ Δῑ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Δῖος ho Dîos
Genitive	τοῦ Δῑ́ου toû Dī́ou
Dative	τῷ Δῑ́ῳ tôi Dī́ōi
Accusative	τὸν Δῖον tòn Dîon
Vocative	Δῖε Dîe
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• “Δῖος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Δῖος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)