ἀναίμων

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀν- (an-) +‎ αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) +‎ -μων (-mōn). Compare ἀναίμονος (anaímonos).

Adjective

ᾰ̓ναίμων • (anaímōn) m or f (neuter ἄναιμον); third declension

1. (Epic, of the gods) bloodless
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 5.342:

     οὐ γὰρ σῖτον ἔδουσ’, οὐ πῑ́νουσ’ αἴθοπα οἶνον,
     τοὔνεκ’ ἀναίμονές εἰσι καὶ ᾱ̓θάνατοι καλέονται.

     ou gàr sîton édous’, ou pī́nous’ aíthopa oînon,
     toúnek’ anaímonés eisi kaì āthánatoi kaléontai.

Declension

Third declension of ἀναίμων; ἄναιμον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀναίμων anaímōn	ἄναιμον ánaimon		ἀναίμονε anaímone	ἀναίμονε anaímone		ἀναίμονες anaímones	ἀναίμονᾰ anaímona
Genitive		ἀναίμονος anaímonos	ἀναίμονος anaímonos		ἀναιμόνοιν anaimónoin	ἀναιμόνοιν anaimónoin		ἀναιμόνων anaimónōn	ἀναιμόνων anaimónōn
Dative		ἀναίμονῐ anaímoni	ἀναίμονῐ anaímoni		ἀναιμόνοιν anaimónoin	ἀναιμόνοιν anaimónoin		ἀναίμοσῐ / ἀναίμοσῐν anaímosi(n)	ἀναίμοσῐ / ἀναίμοσῐν anaímosi(n)
Accusative		ἀναίμονᾰ anaímona	ἄναιμον ánaimon		ἀναίμονε anaímone	ἀναίμονε anaímone		ἀναίμονᾰς anaímonas	ἀναίμονᾰ anaímona
Vocative		ἄναιμον ánaimon	ἄναιμον ánaimon		ἀναίμονε anaímone	ἀναίμονε anaímone		ἀναίμονες anaímones	ἀναίμονᾰ anaímona
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἀναιμόνως anaimónōs			ἀναιμονέστερος anaimonésteros			ἀναιμονέστᾰτος anaimonéstatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• “ἀναίμων”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀναίμων”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ἀναίμων”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἀναίμων in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963