γοργόνιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Γοργώ (Gorgṓ, “gorgon”) +‎ -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡor.ɡó.ni.on/ → /ɣorˈɣo.ni.on/ → /ɣorˈɣo.ni.on/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡor.ɡó.ni.on/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡorˈɡo.ni.on/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɣorˈɣo.ni.on/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ɣorˈɣo.ni.on/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ɣorˈɣo.ni.on/

Noun

γοργόνῐον • (gorgónĭon) n (genitive γοργονῐ́ου); second declension

1. eryngo (Eryngium campestre)

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ γοργόνῐον; τοῦ γοργονῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ γοργόνῐον tò gorgónĭon	τὼ γοργονῐ́ω tṑ gorgonĭ́ō	τᾰ̀ γοργόνῐᾰ tằ gorgónĭă
Genitive	τοῦ γοργονῐ́ου toû gorgonĭ́ou	τοῖν γοργονῐ́οιν toîn gorgonĭ́oin	τῶν γοργονῐ́ων tôn gorgonĭ́ōn
Dative	τῷ γοργονῐ́ῳ tôi gorgonĭ́ōi	τοῖν γοργονῐ́οιν toîn gorgonĭ́oin	τοῖς γοργονῐ́οις toîs gorgonĭ́ois
Accusative	τὸ γοργόνῐον tò gorgónĭon	τὼ γοργονῐ́ω tṑ gorgonĭ́ō	τᾰ̀ γοργόνῐᾰ tằ gorgónĭă
Vocative	γοργόνῐον gorgónĭon	γοργονῐ́ω gorgonĭ́ō	γοργόνῐᾰ gorgónĭă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “γοργόνιον”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• γοργόνιον in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• γοργόνιον in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)