Σώζουσα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

In the Roman period a byname used of any city called Apollonia, from the feminine participle σῴζουσα (sṓizousa) of σῴζω (sṓizō, “to save”) (from Apollo's title of σωτήρ (sōtḗr, “saviour”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /sɔ̌ːz.duː.sa/ → /ˈso.zu.sa/ → /ˈso.zu.sa/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /sɔ̌ːz.duː.sa/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈso.zu.sa/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈso.zu.sa/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈso.zu.sa/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈso.zu.sa/

Proper noun

Σώζουσᾰ • (Sṓzousa) f (genitive Σωζούσης); first declension

1. Sozusa, Apollonia

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Σώζουσᾰ; τῆς Σωζούσης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Σώζουσᾰ hē Sṓzousa
Genitive	τῆς Σωζούσης tês Sōzoúsēs
Dative	τῇ Σωζούσῃ têi Sōzoúsēi
Accusative	τὴν Σώζουσᾰν tḕn Sṓzousan
Vocative	Σώζουσᾰ Sṓzousa
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

• Ἀπολλωνία (Apollōnía)

References

• Getzel M. Cohen, The Hellenistic Settlements in Syria, the Red Sea Basin, and North Africa (2006), p. 234.