ξένιον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ξείνῐον (xeínĭon) — Ionic, Epic

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ksé.ni.on/ → /ˈkse.ni.on/ → /ˈkse.ni.on/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ksé.ni.on/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈkse.ni.on/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈkse.ni.on/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈkse.ni.on/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈkse.ni.on/

Adjective

ξένῐον • (xénĭon)

1. inflection of ξένῐος (xénĭos):
   1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular
   2. masculine accusative singular

Noun

ξένῐον • (xénĭon) n (genitive ξενίου); second declension

1. (chiefly in the plural) a gift or food given to a guest by a host

Declension

Second declension of τὸ ξένῐον; τοῦ ξενῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ξένῐον tò xénĭon	τὼ ξενῐ́ω tṑ xenĭ́ō	τᾰ̀ ξένῐᾰ tằ xénĭă
Genitive	τοῦ ξενῐ́ου toû xenĭ́ou	τοῖν ξενῐ́οιν toîn xenĭ́oin	τῶν ξενῐ́ων tôn xenĭ́ōn
Dative	τῷ ξενῐ́ῳ tôi xenĭ́ōi	τοῖν ξενῐ́οιν toîn xenĭ́oin	τοῖς ξενῐ́οις toîs xenĭ́ois
Accusative	τὸ ξένῐον tò xénĭon	τὼ ξενῐ́ω tṑ xenĭ́ō	τᾰ̀ ξένῐᾰ tằ xénĭă
Vocative	ξένῐον xénĭon	ξενῐ́ω xenĭ́ō	ξένῐᾰ xénĭă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.