Κῆβ

Ancient Greek

Κῆβ

Etymology

Borrowed from Egyptian gbb (“Geb, earth”),

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kɛ̂ːb/ → /ciβ/ → /civ/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kɛ̂ːb/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ke̝b/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ciβ/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /civ/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /civ/

Proper noun

Κῆβ • (Kêb) m (indeclinable)

1. (Egyptian mythology) Geb