δαιμόνιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δαίμων (daímōn, “god, divine power, evil spirit”) +‎ -ῐος (-ios, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dai̯.mó.ni.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /dɛˈmo.ni.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðɛˈmo.ni.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðeˈmo.ni.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðeˈmo.ni.os/

Adjective

δαιμόνῐος • (daimónios) m (feminine δαιμονῐ́ᾱ, neuter δαιμόνῐον); first/second declension

(Christianity) proceeding from an evil spirit, demon, see cacodemon.
(Homeric) strange, extraordinary, inscrutable; that is, resembling a δαίμων
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 1.561:
  δαιμονίη αἰεὶ μὲν ὀΐεαι οὐδέ σε λήθω
  daimoníē aieì mèn oḯeai oudé se lḗthō
  Strange one, you are ever suspecting, nor can I escape your attention
proceeding from a deity, heaven-sent, divine, miraculous, marvelous
1. superhuman (said of strength, wisdom, etc.)
  - 458 CE – 538 CE, Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 7

Inflection

First and second declension of δαιμόνῐος; δαιμονῐ́ᾱ; δαιμόνῐον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	δαιμόνῐος daimónios	δαιμονῐ́ᾱ daimoníā	δαιμόνῐον daimónion	δαιμονῐ́ω daimoníō	δαιμονῐ́ᾱ daimoníā	δαιμονῐ́ω daimoníō	δαιμόνῐοι daimónioi	δαιμόνῐαι daimóniai	δαιμόνῐᾰ daimónia
Genitive	δαιμονῐ́ου daimoníou	δαιμονῐ́ᾱς daimoníās	δαιμονῐ́ου daimoníou	δαιμονῐ́οιν daimoníoin	δαιμονῐ́αιν daimoníain	δαιμονῐ́οιν daimoníoin	δαιμονῐ́ων daimoníōn	δαιμονῐ́ων daimoníōn	δαιμονῐ́ων daimoníōn
Dative	δαιμονῐ́ῳ daimoníōi	δαιμονῐ́ᾳ daimoníāi	δαιμονῐ́ῳ daimoníōi	δαιμονῐ́οιν daimoníoin	δαιμονῐ́αιν daimoníain	δαιμονῐ́οιν daimoníoin	δαιμονῐ́οις daimoníois	δαιμονῐ́αις daimoníais	δαιμονῐ́οις daimoníois
Accusative	δαιμόνῐον daimónion	δαιμονῐ́ᾱν daimoníān	δαιμόνῐον daimónion	δαιμονῐ́ω daimoníō	δαιμονῐ́ᾱ daimoníā	δαιμονῐ́ω daimoníō	δαιμονῐ́ους daimoníous	δαιμονῐ́ᾱς daimoníās	δαιμόνῐᾰ daimónia
Vocative	δαιμόνῐε daimónie	δαιμονῐ́ᾱ daimoníā	δαιμόνῐον daimónion	δαιμονῐ́ω daimoníō	δαιμονῐ́ᾱ daimoníā	δαιμονῐ́ω daimoníō	δαιμόνῐοι daimónioi	δαιμόνῐαι daimóniai	δαιμόνῐᾰ daimónia
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	δαιμονῐ́ως daimoníōs			δαιμονῐώτερος daimoniṓteros			δαιμονῐώτᾰτος daimoniṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of δαιμόνῐος; δαιμονῐ́η; δαιμόνῐον (Epic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	δαιμόνῐος daimónios	δαιμονῐ́η daimoníē	δαιμόνῐον daimónion	δαιμονῐ́ω daimoníō	δαιμονῐ́ᾱ daimoníā	δαιμονῐ́ω daimoníō	δαιμόνῐοι daimónioi	δαιμόνῐαι daimóniai	δαιμόνῐᾰ daimónia
Genitive	δαιμονῐ́ου / δαιμονῐοῖο / δαιμονῐ́οιο / δαιμονῐόο / δαιμονῐ́οο daimoníou / daimonioîo / daimoníoio / daimonióo / daimoníoo	δαιμονῐ́ης daimoníēs	δαιμονῐ́ου / δαιμονῐοῖο / δαιμονῐ́οιο / δαιμονῐόο / δαιμονῐ́οο daimoníou / daimonioîo / daimoníoio / daimonióo / daimoníoo	δαιμονῐ́οιῐν daimoníoiin	δαιμονῐ́αιν / δαιμονῐ́αιῐν / δαιμονῐ́ῃῐν daimoníai(i)n / daimoníēiin	δαιμονῐ́οιῐν daimoníoiin	δαιμονῐ́ων daimoníōn	δαιμονῐᾱ́ων / δαιμονῐέ͜ων / δαιμονῐῶν daimoniā́ōn / daimonié͜ōn / daimoniôn	δαιμονῐ́ων daimoníōn
Dative	δαιμονῐ́ῳ daimoníōi	δαιμονῐ́ῃ daimoníēi	δαιμονῐ́ῳ daimoníōi	δαιμονῐ́οιῐν daimoníoiin	δαιμονῐ́αιν / δαιμονῐ́αιῐν / δαιμονῐ́ῃῐν daimoníai(i)n / daimoníēiin	δαιμονῐ́οιῐν daimoníoiin	δαιμονῐ́οισῐ / δαιμονῐ́οισῐν / δαιμονῐ́οις daimoníoisi(n) / daimoníois	δαιμονῐ́ῃσῐ / δαιμονῐ́ῃσῐν / δαιμονῐ́ῃς / δαιμονῐ́αις daimoníēisi(n) / daimoníēis / daimoníais	δαιμονῐ́οισῐ / δαιμονῐ́οισῐν / δαιμονῐ́οις daimoníoisi(n) / daimoníois
Accusative	δαιμόνῐον daimónion	δαιμονῐ́ην daimoníēn	δαιμόνῐον daimónion	δαιμονῐ́ω daimoníō	δαιμονῐ́ᾱ daimoníā	δαιμονῐ́ω daimoníō	δαιμονῐ́ους daimoníous	δαιμονῐ́ᾱς daimoníās	δαιμόνῐᾰ daimónia
Vocative	δαιμόνῐε daimónie	δαιμονῐ́η daimoníē	δαιμόνῐον daimónion	δαιμονῐ́ω daimoníō	δαιμονῐ́ᾱ daimoníā	δαιμονῐ́ω daimoníō	δαιμόνῐοι daimónioi	δαιμόνῐαι daimóniai	δαιμόνῐᾰ daimónia
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	δαιμονῐ́ως daimoníōs			δαιμονῐώτερος daimoniṓteros			δαιμονῐώτᾰτος daimoniṓtatos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

δαιμόνῐον (daimónion)

References

“δαιμόνιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“δαιμόνιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
“δαιμόνιος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
δαιμόνιος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
δαιμόνιος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
δαιμόνιος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
“δαιμόνιος”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
δαιμόνιος in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- celestial idem, page 120.
- divine idem, page 244.
- ethereal idem, page 284.
- extraordinary idem, page 297.
- heaven-sent idem, page 393.
- heavenly idem, page 393.
- inexpressible idem, page 436.
- phenomenal idem, page 610.
- portentous idem, page 627.
- prodigious idem, page 644.
- remarkable idem, page 692.
- stupendous idem, page 829.