ἀντίβιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἀντι- (anti-) +‎ βίᾱ (bíā, “force, violence”)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /an.tí.bi.os/ → /anˈti.βi.os/ → /anˈdi.vi.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /an.tí.bi.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /anˈti.bi.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /anˈti.βi.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /anˈti.vi.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /anˈdi.vi.os/

Adjective

ἀντίβῐος • (antíbĭos) m (feminine ἀντῐβίᾱ, neuter ἀντίβῐον); first/second declension or
ἀντίβῐος • (antíbĭos) m or f (neuter ἀντίβῐον); second declension

1. opposing face to face, hostile

Declension

As a three-part adjective:

First and second declension of ἀντῐ́βῐος; ἀντῐβῐ́ᾱ; ἀντῐ́βῐον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀντῐ́βῐος antĭ́bĭos	ἀντῐβῐ́ᾱ antĭbĭ́ā	ἀντῐ́βῐον antĭ́bĭon		ἀντῐβῐ́ω antĭbĭ́ō	ἀντῐβῐ́ᾱ antĭbĭ́ā	ἀντῐβῐ́ω antĭbĭ́ō		ἀντῐ́βῐοι antĭ́bĭoi	ἀντῐ́βῐαι antĭ́bĭai	ἀντῐ́βῐᾰ antĭ́bĭă
Genitive		ἀντῐβῐ́ου antĭbĭ́ou	ἀντῐβῐ́ᾱς antĭbĭ́ās	ἀντῐβῐ́ου antĭbĭ́ou		ἀντῐβῐ́οιν antĭbĭ́oin	ἀντῐβῐ́αιν antĭbĭ́ain	ἀντῐβῐ́οιν antĭbĭ́oin		ἀντῐβῐ́ων antĭbĭ́ōn	ἀντῐβῐ́ων antĭbĭ́ōn	ἀντῐβῐ́ων antĭbĭ́ōn
Dative		ἀντῐβῐ́ῳ antĭbĭ́ōi	ἀντῐβῐ́ᾳ antĭbĭ́āi	ἀντῐβῐ́ῳ antĭbĭ́ōi		ἀντῐβῐ́οιν antĭbĭ́oin	ἀντῐβῐ́αιν antĭbĭ́ain	ἀντῐβῐ́οιν antĭbĭ́oin		ἀντῐβῐ́οις antĭbĭ́ois	ἀντῐβῐ́αις antĭbĭ́ais	ἀντῐβῐ́οις antĭbĭ́ois
Accusative		ἀντῐ́βῐον antĭ́bĭon	ἀντῐβῐ́ᾱν antĭbĭ́ān	ἀντῐ́βῐον antĭ́bĭon		ἀντῐβῐ́ω antĭbĭ́ō	ἀντῐβῐ́ᾱ antĭbĭ́ā	ἀντῐβῐ́ω antĭbĭ́ō		ἀντῐβῐ́ους antĭbĭ́ous	ἀντῐβῐ́ᾱς antĭbĭ́ās	ἀντῐ́βῐᾰ antĭ́bĭă
Vocative		ἀντῐ́βῐε antĭ́bĭe	ἀντῐβῐ́ᾱ antĭbĭ́ā	ἀντῐ́βῐον antĭ́bĭon		ἀντῐβῐ́ω antĭbĭ́ō	ἀντῐβῐ́ᾱ antĭbĭ́ā	ἀντῐβῐ́ω antĭbĭ́ō		ἀντῐ́βῐοι antĭ́bĭoi	ἀντῐ́βῐαι antĭ́bĭai	ἀντῐ́βῐᾰ antĭ́bĭă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἀντῐβῐ́ως antĭbĭ́ōs				ἀντῐβῐώτερος antĭbĭṓteros				ἀντῐβῐώτᾰτος antĭbĭṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of ἀντῐ́βῐος; ἀντῐβῐ́η; ἀντῐ́βῐον (Epic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀντῐ́βῐος antĭ́bĭos	ἀντῐβῐ́η antĭbĭ́ē	ἀντῐ́βῐον antĭ́bĭon		ἀντῐβῐ́ω antĭbĭ́ō	ἀντῐβῐ́ᾱ antĭbĭ́ā	ἀντῐβῐ́ω antĭbĭ́ō		ἀντῐ́βῐοι antĭ́bĭoi	ἀντῐ́βῐαι antĭ́bĭai	ἀντῐ́βῐᾰ antĭ́bĭă
Genitive		ἀντῐβῐ́ου / ἀντῐβῐοῖο / ἀντῐβῐ́οιο / ἀντῐβῐόο / ἀντῐβῐ́οο antĭbĭ́ou / antĭbĭoîo / antĭbĭ́oio / antĭbĭóo / antĭbĭ́oo	ἀντῐβῐ́ης antĭbĭ́ēs	ἀντῐβῐ́ου / ἀντῐβῐοῖο / ἀντῐβῐ́οιο / ἀντῐβῐόο / ἀντῐβῐ́οο antĭbĭ́ou / antĭbĭoîo / antĭbĭ́oio / antĭbĭóo / antĭbĭ́oo		ἀντῐβῐ́οιῐν antĭbĭ́oiĭn	ἀντῐβῐ́αιν / ἀντῐβῐ́αιῐν / ἀντῐβῐ́ῃῐν antĭbĭ́ai(ĭ)n / antĭbĭ́ēiĭn	ἀντῐβῐ́οιῐν antĭbĭ́oiĭn		ἀντῐβῐ́ων antĭbĭ́ōn	ἀντῐβῐᾱ́ων / ἀντῐβῐέ͜ων / ἀντῐβῐῶν antĭbĭā́ōn / antĭbĭé͜ōn / antĭbĭôn	ἀντῐβῐ́ων antĭbĭ́ōn
Dative		ἀντῐβῐ́ῳ antĭbĭ́ōi	ἀντῐβῐ́ῃ antĭbĭ́ēi	ἀντῐβῐ́ῳ antĭbĭ́ōi		ἀντῐβῐ́οιῐν antĭbĭ́oiĭn	ἀντῐβῐ́αιν / ἀντῐβῐ́αιῐν / ἀντῐβῐ́ῃῐν antĭbĭ́ai(ĭ)n / antĭbĭ́ēiĭn	ἀντῐβῐ́οιῐν antĭbĭ́oiĭn		ἀντῐβῐ́οισῐ / ἀντῐβῐ́οισῐν / ἀντῐβῐ́οις antĭbĭ́oisĭ(n) / antĭbĭ́ois	ἀντῐβῐ́ῃσῐ / ἀντῐβῐ́ῃσῐν / ἀντῐβῐ́ῃς / ἀντῐβῐ́αις antĭbĭ́ēisĭ(n) / antĭbĭ́ēis / antĭbĭ́ais	ἀντῐβῐ́οισῐ / ἀντῐβῐ́οισῐν / ἀντῐβῐ́οις antĭbĭ́oisĭ(n) / antĭbĭ́ois
Accusative		ἀντῐ́βῐον antĭ́bĭon	ἀντῐβῐ́ην antĭbĭ́ēn	ἀντῐ́βῐον antĭ́bĭon		ἀντῐβῐ́ω antĭbĭ́ō	ἀντῐβῐ́ᾱ antĭbĭ́ā	ἀντῐβῐ́ω antĭbĭ́ō		ἀντῐβῐ́ους antĭbĭ́ous	ἀντῐβῐ́ᾱς antĭbĭ́ās	ἀντῐ́βῐᾰ antĭ́bĭă
Vocative		ἀντῐ́βῐε antĭ́bĭe	ἀντῐβῐ́η antĭbĭ́ē	ἀντῐ́βῐον antĭ́bĭon		ἀντῐβῐ́ω antĭbĭ́ō	ἀντῐβῐ́ᾱ antĭbĭ́ā	ἀντῐβῐ́ω antĭbĭ́ō		ἀντῐ́βῐοι antĭ́bĭoi	ἀντῐ́βῐαι antĭ́bĭai	ἀντῐ́βῐᾰ antĭ́bĭă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἀντῐβῐ́ως antĭbĭ́ōs				ἀντῐβῐώτερος antĭbĭṓteros				ἀντῐβῐώτᾰτος antĭbĭṓtătos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

As a two-part adjective:

Second declension of ἀντῐ́βῐος; ἀντῐ́βῐον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀντῐ́βῐος antĭ́bĭos	ἀντῐ́βῐον antĭ́bĭon		ἀντῐβῐ́ω antĭbĭ́ō	ἀντῐβῐ́ω antĭbĭ́ō		ἀντῐ́βῐοι antĭ́bĭoi	ἀντῐ́βῐᾰ antĭ́bĭă
Genitive		ἀντῐβῐ́ου antĭbĭ́ou	ἀντῐβῐ́ου antĭbĭ́ou		ἀντῐβῐ́οιν antĭbĭ́oin	ἀντῐβῐ́οιν antĭbĭ́oin		ἀντῐβῐ́ων antĭbĭ́ōn	ἀντῐβῐ́ων antĭbĭ́ōn
Dative		ἀντῐβῐ́ῳ antĭbĭ́ōi	ἀντῐβῐ́ῳ antĭbĭ́ōi		ἀντῐβῐ́οιν antĭbĭ́oin	ἀντῐβῐ́οιν antĭbĭ́oin		ἀντῐβῐ́οις antĭbĭ́ois	ἀντῐβῐ́οις antĭbĭ́ois
Accusative		ἀντῐ́βῐον antĭ́bĭon	ἀντῐ́βῐον antĭ́bĭon		ἀντῐβῐ́ω antĭbĭ́ō	ἀντῐβῐ́ω antĭbĭ́ō		ἀντῐβῐ́ους antĭbĭ́ous	ἀντῐ́βῐᾰ antĭ́bĭă
Vocative		ἀντῐ́βῐε antĭ́bĭe	ἀντῐ́βῐον antĭ́bĭon		ἀντῐβῐ́ω antĭbĭ́ō	ἀντῐβῐ́ω antĭbĭ́ō		ἀντῐ́βῐοι antĭ́bĭoi	ἀντῐ́βῐᾰ antĭ́bĭă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἀντῐβῐ́ως antĭbĭ́ōs			ἀντῐβῐώτερος antĭbĭṓteros			ἀντῐβῐώτᾰτος antĭbĭṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “ἀντίβιος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἀντίβιος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀντίβιος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• “ἀντίβιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press