Κρονίων

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Κρόνος (Krónos, “Cronus”) +‎ -ίων (-íōn, “son of”, patronymic suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kro.nǐː.ɔːn/ → /kroˈni.on/ → /kroˈni.on/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kro.nǐː.ɔːn/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kroˈni.on/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /kroˈni.on/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /kroˈni.on/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /kroˈni.on/

Proper noun

Κρονίων • (Kroníōn) m (genitive Κρονῑ́ονος); third declension

1. (patronymic, poetic epithet of Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades) Son of Cronus

Usage notes

Vowel length in oblique cases varies as convenient for meter: either long ῑ or short ῐ, and either ω or ο.

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Κρονῑ́ων; τοῦ Κρονῑ́ονος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Κρονῑ́ων ho Kronī́ōn
Genitive	τοῦ Κρονῑ́ονος toû Kronī́onos
Dative	τῷ Κρονῑ́ονῐ tôi Kronī́oni
Accusative	τὸν Κρονῑ́ονᾰ tòn Kronī́ona
Vocative	Κρονῖον Kronîon
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ὁ Κρονῐ́ων; τοῦ Κρονῐ́ονος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Κρονῐ́ων ho Kroníōn
Genitive	τοῦ Κρονῐ́ονος toû Kroníonos
Dative	τῷ Κρονῐ́ονῐ tôi Kroníoni
Accusative	τὸν Κρονῐ́ονᾰ tòn Kroníona
Vocative	Κρονῐ́ον Kroníon
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ὁ Κρονῑ́ων; τοῦ Κρονῐ́ωνος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Κρονῑ́ων ho Kronī́ōn
Genitive	τοῦ Κρονῐ́ωνος toû Kroníōnos
Dative	τῷ Κρονῐ́ωνῐ tôi Kroníōni
Accusative	τὸν Κρονῐ́ωνᾰ tòn Kroníōna
Vocative	Κρονῐ́ων Kroníōn
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

• Κρονίδης (Kronídēs)

Further reading

• “Κρονίων”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Κρονίων”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “Κρονίων”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• “Κρονίων”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter