Πενθεύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πένθος (pénthos, “grief, sorrow”) +‎ -εύς (-eús).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pen.tʰěu̯s/ → /penˈθeɸs/ → /penˈθefs/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pen.tʰěu̯s/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /penˈtʰews/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /penˈθeɸs/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /penˈθefs/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /penˈθefs/

Proper noun

Πενθεύς • (Pentheús) m (genitive Πενθέως); third declension

1. Pentheus

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Πενθεύς; τοῦ Πενθέως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Πενθεύς ho Pentheús
Genitive	τοῦ Πενθέως toû Penthéōs
Dative	τῷ Πενθεῖ tôi Pentheî
Accusative	τὸν Πενθέᾱ tòn Penthéā
Vocative	Πενθεῦ Pentheû
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Πενθεύς (Penthéfs)
• Latin: Pentheus

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,021
• Πενθεύς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette