λωΐων

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• λῴων (lṓiōn) — Attic

Etymology

Inherited from a comparative formation from the root Proto-Indo-European *leh₂w-. Cognate with Old Armenian լաւ (law, “good”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /lɔː.í.ɔːn/ → /loˈi.on/ → /loˈi.on/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /lɔː.í.ɔːn/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /loˈi.on/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /loˈi.on/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /loˈi.on/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /loˈi.on/

Adjective

λωΐων • (lōḯōn) m or f (neuter λώϊον); second declension

1. more desirable, more agreeable, better

Inflection

Third declension of λωΐων; λώϊον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		λωΐων lōḯōn	λώϊον lṓïon		λωΐονε lōḯone	λωΐονε lōḯone		λωΐονες lōḯones	λωΐονᾰ lōḯonă
Genitive		λωΐονος lōḯonos	λωΐονος lōḯonos		λωϊόνοιν lōïónoin	λωϊόνοιν lōïónoin		λωϊόνων lōïónōn	λωϊόνων lōïónōn
Dative		λωΐονῐ lōḯonĭ	λωΐονῐ lōḯonĭ		λωϊόνοιν lōïónoin	λωϊόνοιν lōïónoin		λωΐοσῐ / λωΐοσῐν lōḯosĭ(n)	λωΐοσῐ / λωΐοσῐν lōḯosĭ(n)
Accusative		λωΐονᾰ lōḯonă	λώϊον lṓïon		λωΐονε lōḯone	λωΐονε lōḯone		λωΐονᾰς lōḯonăs	λωΐονᾰ lōḯonă
Vocative		λώϊον lṓïon	λώϊον lṓïon		λωΐονε lōḯone	λωΐονε lōḯone		λωΐονες lōḯones	λωΐονᾰ lōḯonă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		λώϊον lṓïon			λωΐτερος lōḯteros			λῷστος lôistos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• “λωΐων”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• λωΐων in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• λωΐων in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• Frisk, Hjalmar (1970) “λωΐων”, in Griechisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 152