διαιτός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Probably related to διαιτάω (diaitáō, “arbitrate”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /di.ai̯.tós/ → /ði.ɛˈtos/ → /ði.eˈtos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /di.ai̯.tós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /di.ɛˈtos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ði.ɛˈtos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ði.eˈtos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ði.eˈtos/

Noun

διαιτός • (diaitós) m (genitive διαιτοῦ); first declension

1. judge

   Synonym: κριτής (kritḗs)

   • [5th c. C.E., Hesychius of Alexandria, Γλώσσαι, Δ:

     διαιτός· κριτής

     diaitós; kritḗs

     diaitós: judge]

   • Fouilles de Delphes III.4.355:

     [...] κριθῆμεν ἐν διαιτῷ Μ[άκωνι Ὀμ]-
     [φαλίω]νος Λαρισαίωι καὶ τὰ κριθέντα ὑπὸ τούτου κύρια εἶμεν·

     [...] krithêmen en diaitôi M[ákōni Om]-
     [phalíō]nos Larisaíōi kaì tà krithénta hupò toútou kúria eîmen;

     [...] that it was adjudicated before judge M[akon, son of Om]-
     [phali]on, of Larissa and the legal decisions by him are:

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ διαιτός; τοῦ διαιτοῦ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ διαιτός ho diaitós	τὼ διαιτώ tṑ diaitṓ	οἱ διαιτοί hoi diaitoí
Genitive	τοῦ διαιτοῦ toû diaitoû	τοῖν διαιτοῖν toîn diaitoîn	τῶν διαιτῶν tôn diaitôn
Dative	τῷ διαιτῷ tôi diaitôi	τοῖν διαιτοῖν toîn diaitoîn	τοῖς διαιτοῖς toîs diaitoîs
Accusative	τὸν διαιτόν tòn diaitón	τὼ διαιτώ tṑ diaitṓ	τοὺς διαιτούς toùs diaitoús
Vocative	διαιτέ diaité	διαιτώ diaitṓ	διαιτοί diaitoí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• “διαιτός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• διαιτός in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• Hesychius' Lexicon: Δ