γαλήνη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• γᾰλᾱ́νᾱ (gălā́nā) — Doric
• γελήνη (gelḗnē) — Aeolic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵelh₂-, the same root of γελάω (geláō, “to laugh”). This word must originally have meant "cheerfulness"; compare also γελεῖν (geleîn, “to shine, flourish”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.lɛ̌ː.nɛː/ → /ɣaˈli.ni/ → /ɣaˈli.ni/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡa.lɛ̌ː.nɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈle̝.ne̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɣaˈli.ni/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ɣaˈli.ni/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ɣaˈli.ni/

Noun

γᾰλήνη • (gălḗnē) f (genitive γᾰλήνης); first declension

1. calm, stillness of wind or sea
   1. serenity, tranquility, calmness
2. galena, lead sulphide
3. type of antidote

Inflection

First declension of ἡ γᾰλήνη; τῆς γᾰλήνης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ γᾰλήνη hē gălḗnē	τὼ γᾰλήνᾱ tṑ gălḗnā	αἱ γᾰλῆναι hai gălênai
Genitive	τῆς γᾰλήνης tês gălḗnēs	τοῖν γᾰλήναιν toîn gălḗnain	τῶν γᾰληνῶν tôn gălēnôn
Dative	τῇ γᾰλήνῃ têi gălḗnēi	τοῖν γᾰλήναιν toîn gălḗnain	ταῖς γᾰλήναις taîs gălḗnais
Accusative	τὴν γᾰλήνην tḕn gălḗnēn	τὼ γᾰλήνᾱ tṑ gălḗnā	τᾱ̀ς γᾰλήνᾱς tā̀s gălḗnās
Vocative	γᾰλήνη gălḗnē	γᾰλήνᾱ gălḗnā	γᾰλῆναι gălênai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• γᾰλενῐσμός (gălenĭsmós)
• γᾰληναῖος (gălēnaîos)
• γᾰλήνειᾰ (gălḗneiă)
• γᾰληνής (gălēnḗs)
• γᾰληνῐ́ζω (gălēnĭ́zō)
• γᾰλήνῐος (gălḗnĭos)
• γᾰληνοβᾰ́της (gălēnobắtēs)
• γᾰληνός (gălēnós)
• γᾰληνότης (gălēnótēs)
• γᾰληνώδης (gălēnṓdēs)

Further reading

• “γαλήνη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “γαλήνη”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “γαλήνη”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• γαλήνη in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• γαλήνη in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• γαλήνη in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• G1055 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • calm idem, page 109.
  • lull idem, page 504.
  • peace idem, page 600.
  • quiet idem, page 667.
  • repose idem, page 697.
  • stillness idem, page 817.
  • tranquility idem, page 887.
• Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “γαλήνη”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 257

Greek

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣaˈli.ni/

Noun

γαλήνη • (galíni) f (uncountable)

1. serenity, equanimity
2. calm, quiet, peaceful

Declension

Declension of γαλήνη

	singular
nominative	γαλήνη (galíni)
genitive	γαλήνης (galínis)
accusative	γαλήνη (galíni)
vocative	γαλήνη (galíni)