ἀνθήλιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Probably related to κανθήλια (kanthḗlia, “panniers at the sides of a packsaddle”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /an.tʰɛ̌ː.li.on/ → /anˈθi.li.on/ → /anˈθi.li.on/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /an.tʰɛ̌ː.li.on/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /anˈtʰe̝.li.on/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /anˈθi.li.on/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /anˈθi.li.on/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /anˈθi.li.on/

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Noun

ἀνθήλιον • (anthḗlion) n (genitive ἀνθηλίου); second declension

1. packsaddle, bat, a saddle designed to secure and carry goods on the back of an animal

   Synonym: ἀστράβη (astrábē)

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ ἀνθήλιον; τοῦ ἀνθηλίου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ἀνθήλιον tò anthḗlion	τὼ ἀνθηλίω tṑ anthēlíō	τᾰ̀ ἀνθήλιᾰ tà anthḗlia
Genitive	τοῦ ἀνθηλίου toû anthēlíou	τοῖν ἀνθηλίοιν toîn anthēlíoin	τῶν ἀνθηλίων tôn anthēlíōn
Dative	τῷ ἀνθηλίῳ tôi anthēlíōi	τοῖν ἀνθηλίοιν toîn anthēlíoin	τοῖς ἀνθηλίοις toîs anthēlíois
Accusative	τὸ ἀνθήλιον tò anthḗlion	τὼ ἀνθηλίω tṑ anthēlíō	τᾰ̀ ἀνθήλιᾰ tà anthḗlia
Vocative	ἀνθήλιον anthḗlion	ἀνθηλίω anthēlíō	ἀνθήλιᾰ anthḗlia
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “ἀνθήλιον”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ἀνθήλιον in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)