διιπετής

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Δῐῑπετής (Dĭīpetḗs)

Etymology

διῑ (diī, “Zeus”) +‎ -πετής (-petḗs, “one who falls”)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /di.iː.pe.tɛ̌ːs/ → /ði.i.peˈtis/ → /ði.i.peˈtis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /di.iː.pe.tɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /di.i.peˈte̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ði.i.peˈtis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ði.i.peˈtis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ði.i.peˈtis/

Adjective

δῐῑπετής • (dĭīpetḗs) m or f (neuter δῐῑπετές); third declension

1. fallen from Zeus, from heaven

Declension

Third declension of δῐῑπετής; δῐῑπετές (contracted, Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		δῐῑπετής dĭīpetḗs	δῐῑπετές dĭīpetés		δῐῑπετεῖ dĭīpeteî	δῐῑπετεῖ dĭīpeteî		δῐῑπετεῖς dĭīpeteîs	δῐῑπετῆ dĭīpetê
Genitive		δῐῑπετοῦς dĭīpetoûs	δῐῑπετοῦς dĭīpetoûs		δῐῑπετοῖν dĭīpetoîn	δῐῑπετοῖν dĭīpetoîn		δῐῑπετῶν dĭīpetôn	δῐῑπετῶν dĭīpetôn
Dative		δῐῑπετεῖ dĭīpeteî	δῐῑπετεῖ dĭīpeteî		δῐῑπετοῖν dĭīpetoîn	δῐῑπετοῖν dĭīpetoîn		δῐῑπετέσῐ / δῐῑπετέσῐν dĭīpetésĭ(n)	δῐῑπετέσῐ / δῐῑπετέσῐν dĭīpetésĭ(n)
Accusative		δῐῑπετῆ dĭīpetê	δῐῑπετές dĭīpetés		δῐῑπετεῖ dĭīpeteî	δῐῑπετεῖ dĭīpeteî		δῐῑπετεῖς dĭīpeteîs	δῐῑπετῆ dĭīpetê
Vocative		δῐῑπετές dĭīpetés	δῐῑπετές dĭīpetés		δῐῑπετεῖ dĭīpeteî	δῐῑπετεῖ dĭīpeteî		δῐῑπετεῖς dĭīpeteîs	δῐῑπετῆ dĭīpetê
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		δῐῑπετῶς dĭīpetôs			δῐῑπετέστερος dĭīpetésteros			δῐῑπετέστᾰτος dĭīpetéstătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of δῐῑπετής; δῐῑπετές (uncontracted, Epic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		δῐῑπετής dĭīpetḗs	δῐῑπετές dĭīpetés		δῐῑπετεῖ / δῐῑπετέε dĭīpeteî / dĭīpetée	δῐῑπετεῖ / δῐῑπετέε dĭīpeteî / dĭīpetée		δῐῑπετεῖς / δῐῑπετέες dĭīpeteîs / dĭīpetées	δῐῑπετέᾰ dĭīpetéă
Genitive		δῐῑπετέος / δῐῑπετεῦς dĭīpetéos / dĭīpeteûs	δῐῑπετέος / δῐῑπετεῦς dĭīpetéos / dĭīpeteûs		δῐῑπετοῖν dĭīpetoîn	δῐῑπετοῖν dĭīpetoîn		δῐῑπετέων dĭīpetéōn	δῐῑπετέων dĭīpetéōn
Dative		δῐῑπετεῖ / δῐῑπετέῐ̈ dĭīpeteî / dĭīpetéĭ̈	δῐῑπετεῖ / δῐῑπετέῐ̈ dĭīpeteî / dĭīpetéĭ̈		δῐῑπετοῖν dĭīpetoîn	δῐῑπετοῖν dĭīpetoîn		δῐῑπετέσῐ / δῐῑπετέσῐν dĭīpetésĭ(n)	δῐῑπετέσῐ / δῐῑπετέσῐν dĭīpetésĭ(n)
Accusative		δῐῑπετέᾰ dĭīpetéă	δῐῑπετές dĭīpetés		δῐῑπετεῖ / δῐῑπετέε dĭīpeteî / dĭīpetée	δῐῑπετεῖ / δῐῑπετέε dĭīpeteî / dĭīpetée		δῐῑπετέᾰς dĭīpetéăs	δῐῑπετέᾰ dĭīpetéă
Vocative		δῐῑπετές dĭīpetés	δῐῑπετές dĭīpetés		δῐῑπετεῖ / δῐῑπετέε dĭīpeteî / dĭīpetée	δῐῑπετεῖ / δῐῑπετέε dĭīpeteî / dĭīpetée		δῐῑπετεῖς / δῐῑπετέες dĭīpeteîs / dĭīpetées	δῐῑπετέᾰ dĭīpetéă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		δῐῑπετέως dĭīpetéōs			δῐῑπετέστερος dĭīpetésteros			δῐῑπετέστᾰτος dĭīpetéstătos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Related terms

• διοπετής (diopetḗs)

Further reading

• “διιπετής”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• διιπετής in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• διιπετής in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• διιπετής in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• “διιπετής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press