Θέστιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From θεός (theós, “god”) and ἐσθίειν (esthíein, “to eat”), (see ἐσθίω (esthíō, “I eat”)) whereas he feeds the gods.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /tʰés.ti.os/ → /ˈθes.ti.os/ → /ˈθes.ti.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰés.ti.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈtʰes.ti.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈθes.ti.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈθes.ti.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈθes.ti.os/

Proper noun

Θέστῐος • (Théstĭos) m (genitive Θεστῐ́ου); second declension

1. Thestius

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Θέστῐος; τοῦ Θεστῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Θέστῐος ho Théstĭos
Genitive	τοῦ Θεστῐ́ου toû Thestĭ́ou
Dative	τῷ Θεστῐ́ῳ tôi Thestĭ́ōi
Accusative	τὸν Θέστῐον tòn Théstĭon
Vocative	Θέστῐε Théstĭe
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Θεστῐᾰ́ς (Thestĭắs)

Descendants

• Greek: Θέστιος (Théstios)
• Latin: Thestius

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,027