θεσπέσιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *tʰeh- (the root of θεός (theós)) + *-sp- (zero grade of the root of ἐνέπω (enépō)), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s (“deity”) and *sekʷ- (“to say”) respectively.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /tʰes.pé.si.os/ → /θesˈpe.si.os/ → /θesˈpe.si.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰes.pé.si.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tʰesˈpe.si.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /θesˈpe.si.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /θesˈpe.si.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /θesˈpe.si.os/

Adjective

θεσπέσῐος • (thespésĭos) m (feminine θεσπεσίᾱ, neuter θεσπέσῐον); first/second declension

1. divine
2. prodigious, vast, wondrous, mighty

Declension

First and second declension of θεσπέσῐος; θεσπεσῐ́ᾱ; θεσπέσῐον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		θεσπέσῐος thespésĭos	θεσπεσῐ́ᾱ thespesĭ́ā	θεσπέσῐον thespésĭon		θεσπεσῐ́ω thespesĭ́ō	θεσπεσῐ́ᾱ thespesĭ́ā	θεσπεσῐ́ω thespesĭ́ō		θεσπέσῐοι thespésĭoi	θεσπέσῐαι thespésĭai	θεσπέσῐᾰ thespésĭă
Genitive		θεσπεσῐ́ου thespesĭ́ou	θεσπεσῐ́ᾱς thespesĭ́ās	θεσπεσῐ́ου thespesĭ́ou		θεσπεσῐ́οιν thespesĭ́oin	θεσπεσῐ́αιν thespesĭ́ain	θεσπεσῐ́οιν thespesĭ́oin		θεσπεσῐ́ων thespesĭ́ōn	θεσπεσῐ́ων thespesĭ́ōn	θεσπεσῐ́ων thespesĭ́ōn
Dative		θεσπεσῐ́ῳ thespesĭ́ōi	θεσπεσῐ́ᾳ thespesĭ́āi	θεσπεσῐ́ῳ thespesĭ́ōi		θεσπεσῐ́οιν thespesĭ́oin	θεσπεσῐ́αιν thespesĭ́ain	θεσπεσῐ́οιν thespesĭ́oin		θεσπεσῐ́οις thespesĭ́ois	θεσπεσῐ́αις thespesĭ́ais	θεσπεσῐ́οις thespesĭ́ois
Accusative		θεσπέσῐον thespésĭon	θεσπεσῐ́ᾱν thespesĭ́ān	θεσπέσῐον thespésĭon		θεσπεσῐ́ω thespesĭ́ō	θεσπεσῐ́ᾱ thespesĭ́ā	θεσπεσῐ́ω thespesĭ́ō		θεσπεσῐ́ους thespesĭ́ous	θεσπεσῐ́ᾱς thespesĭ́ās	θεσπέσῐᾰ thespésĭă
Vocative		θεσπέσῐε thespésĭe	θεσπεσῐ́ᾱ thespesĭ́ā	θεσπέσῐον thespésĭon		θεσπεσῐ́ω thespesĭ́ō	θεσπεσῐ́ᾱ thespesĭ́ā	θεσπεσῐ́ω thespesĭ́ō		θεσπέσῐοι thespésĭoi	θεσπέσῐαι thespésĭai	θεσπέσῐᾰ thespésĭă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		θεσπεσῐ́ως thespesĭ́ōs				θεσπεσῐώτερος thespesĭṓteros				θεσπεσῐώτᾰτος thespesĭṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of θεσπέσῐος; θεσπεσῐ́η; θεσπέσῐον (Epic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		θεσπέσῐος thespésĭos	θεσπεσῐ́η thespesĭ́ē	θεσπέσῐον thespésĭon		θεσπεσῐ́ω thespesĭ́ō	θεσπεσῐ́ᾱ thespesĭ́ā	θεσπεσῐ́ω thespesĭ́ō		θεσπέσῐοι thespésĭoi	θεσπέσῐαι thespésĭai	θεσπέσῐᾰ thespésĭă
Genitive		θεσπεσῐ́ου / θεσπεσῐοῖο / θεσπεσῐ́οιο / θεσπεσῐόο / θεσπεσῐ́οο thespesĭ́ou / thespesĭoîo / thespesĭ́oio / thespesĭóo / thespesĭ́oo	θεσπεσῐ́ης thespesĭ́ēs	θεσπεσῐ́ου / θεσπεσῐοῖο / θεσπεσῐ́οιο / θεσπεσῐόο / θεσπεσῐ́οο thespesĭ́ou / thespesĭoîo / thespesĭ́oio / thespesĭóo / thespesĭ́oo		θεσπεσῐ́οιῐν thespesĭ́oiĭn	θεσπεσῐ́αιν / θεσπεσῐ́αιῐν / θεσπεσῐ́ῃῐν thespesĭ́ai(ĭ)n / thespesĭ́ēiĭn	θεσπεσῐ́οιῐν thespesĭ́oiĭn		θεσπεσῐ́ων thespesĭ́ōn	θεσπεσῐᾱ́ων / θεσπεσῐέ͜ων / θεσπεσῐῶν thespesĭā́ōn / thespesĭé͜ōn / thespesĭôn	θεσπεσῐ́ων thespesĭ́ōn
Dative		θεσπεσῐ́ῳ thespesĭ́ōi	θεσπεσῐ́ῃ thespesĭ́ēi	θεσπεσῐ́ῳ thespesĭ́ōi		θεσπεσῐ́οιῐν thespesĭ́oiĭn	θεσπεσῐ́αιν / θεσπεσῐ́αιῐν / θεσπεσῐ́ῃῐν thespesĭ́ai(ĭ)n / thespesĭ́ēiĭn	θεσπεσῐ́οιῐν thespesĭ́oiĭn		θεσπεσῐ́οισῐ / θεσπεσῐ́οισῐν / θεσπεσῐ́οις thespesĭ́oisĭ(n) / thespesĭ́ois	θεσπεσῐ́ῃσῐ / θεσπεσῐ́ῃσῐν / θεσπεσῐ́ῃς / θεσπεσῐ́αις thespesĭ́ēisĭ(n) / thespesĭ́ēis / thespesĭ́ais	θεσπεσῐ́οισῐ / θεσπεσῐ́οισῐν / θεσπεσῐ́οις thespesĭ́oisĭ(n) / thespesĭ́ois
Accusative		θεσπέσῐον thespésĭon	θεσπεσῐ́ην thespesĭ́ēn	θεσπέσῐον thespésĭon		θεσπεσῐ́ω thespesĭ́ō	θεσπεσῐ́ᾱ thespesĭ́ā	θεσπεσῐ́ω thespesĭ́ō		θεσπεσῐ́ους thespesĭ́ous	θεσπεσῐ́ᾱς thespesĭ́ās	θεσπέσῐᾰ thespésĭă
Vocative		θεσπέσῐε thespésĭe	θεσπεσῐ́η thespesĭ́ē	θεσπέσῐον thespésĭon		θεσπεσῐ́ω thespesĭ́ō	θεσπεσῐ́ᾱ thespesĭ́ā	θεσπεσῐ́ω thespesĭ́ō		θεσπέσῐοι thespésĭoi	θεσπέσῐαι thespésĭai	θεσπέσῐᾰ thespésĭă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		θεσπεσῐ́ως thespesĭ́ōs				θεσπεσῐώτερος thespesĭṓteros				θεσπεσῐώτᾰτος thespesĭṓtătos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Related terms

• θέσπιος (théspios)
• θέσπις (théspis)

Descendants

• Greek: θεσπέσιος (thespésios)

Further reading

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