δῆλος

See also: Δήλος and Δῆλος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• δέελος (déelos) — Epic

Etymology

According to Beekes and LIV, from Proto-Indo-European *deyh₂- (“to light up, shine”), and related to δέατο (déato, “seemed”). Compare Sanskrit दीप् (dīp, “to blaze, glow”), and see there for more cognates.

Another theory derives the word from Proto-Indo-European *dyew- (“heaven, sky; to shine”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dɛ̂ː.los/ → /ˈði.los/ → /ˈði.los/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dɛ̂ː.los/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈde̝.los/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈði.los/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈði.los/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈði.los/

• Hyphenation: δῆ‧λος

Adjective

δῆλος • (dêlos) m (feminine δήλη, neuter δῆλον); first/second declension

1. visible
2. conspicuous
3. manifest
4. (Septuagint, plural form) the Urim

Inflection

First and second declension of δῆλος; δήλη; δῆλον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		δῆλος dêlos	δήλη dḗlē	δῆλον dêlon		δήλω dḗlō	δήλᾱ dḗlā	δήλω dḗlō		δῆλοι dêloi	δῆλαι dêlai	δῆλᾰ dêla
Genitive		δήλου dḗlou	δήλης dḗlēs	δήλου dḗlou		δήλοιν dḗloin	δήλαιν dḗlain	δήλοιν dḗloin		δήλων dḗlōn	δήλων dḗlōn	δήλων dḗlōn
Dative		δήλῳ dḗlōi	δήλῃ dḗlēi	δήλῳ dḗlōi		δήλοιν dḗloin	δήλαιν dḗlain	δήλοιν dḗloin		δήλοις dḗlois	δήλαις dḗlais	δήλοις dḗlois
Accusative		δῆλον dêlon	δήλην dḗlēn	δῆλον dêlon		δήλω dḗlō	δήλᾱ dḗlā	δήλω dḗlō		δήλους dḗlous	δήλᾱς dḗlās	δῆλᾰ dêla
Vocative		δῆλε dêle	δήλη dḗlē	δῆλον dêlon		δήλω dḗlō	δήλᾱ dḗlā	δήλω dḗlō		δῆλοι dêloi	δῆλαι dêlai	δῆλᾰ dêla
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		δήλως dḗlōs				δηλότερος dēlóteros				δηλότᾰτος dēlótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• δηλόω (dēlóō, “to make manifest, to be clear or plain”)
• δῆλον ποιέω (dêlon poiéō, “to give away, reveal, expose”)

Further reading

• “δῆλος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “δῆλος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• δῆλος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• δῆλος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• δῆλος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• G1212 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.
  • apparent idem, page 34.
  • certain idem, page 122.
  • clear idem, page 136.
  • conspicuous idem, page 164.
  • delos idem, page 209.
  • discernible idem, page 229.
  • distinct idem, page 241.
  • evident idem, page 285.
  • manifest idem, page 511.
  • noticeable idem, page 562.
  • observable idem, page 567.
  • obvious idem, page 568.
  • patent idem, page 598.
  • plain idem, page 616.
  • traceable idem, page 885.
  • transparent idem, page 889.
  • undisguised idem, page 914.
  • unmistakable idem, page 925.
  • visible idem, page 954.