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 • (antíbios) m (feminine ἀντῐβίᾱ, neuter ἀντίβῐον); first/second declension or
ἀντίβῐος • (antíbios) 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 antíbios	ἀντῐβῐ́ᾱ antibíā	ἀντῐ́βῐον antíbion		ἀντῐβῐ́ω antibíō	ἀντῐβῐ́ᾱ antibíā	ἀντῐβῐ́ω antibíō		ἀντῐ́βῐοι antíbioi	ἀντῐ́βῐαι antíbiai	ἀντῐ́βῐᾰ antíbia
Genitive		ἀντῐβῐ́ου antibíou	ἀντῐβῐ́ᾱς antibíās	ἀντῐβῐ́ου antibíou		ἀντῐβῐ́οιν antibíoin	ἀντῐβῐ́αιν antibíain	ἀντῐβῐ́οιν antibíoin		ἀντῐβῐ́ων antibíōn	ἀντῐβῐ́ων antibíōn	ἀντῐβῐ́ων antibíōn
Dative		ἀντῐβῐ́ῳ antibíōi	ἀντῐβῐ́ᾳ antibíāi	ἀντῐβῐ́ῳ antibíōi		ἀντῐβῐ́οιν antibíoin	ἀντῐβῐ́αιν antibíain	ἀντῐβῐ́οιν antibíoin		ἀντῐβῐ́οις antibíois	ἀντῐβῐ́αις antibíais	ἀντῐβῐ́οις antibíois
Accusative		ἀντῐ́βῐον antíbion	ἀντῐβῐ́ᾱν antibíān	ἀντῐ́βῐον antíbion		ἀντῐβῐ́ω antibíō	ἀντῐβῐ́ᾱ antibíā	ἀντῐβῐ́ω antibíō		ἀντῐβῐ́ους antibíous	ἀντῐβῐ́ᾱς antibíās	ἀντῐ́βῐᾰ antíbia
Vocative		ἀντῐ́βῐε antíbie	ἀντῐβῐ́ᾱ antibíā	ἀντῐ́βῐον antíbion		ἀντῐβῐ́ω antibíō	ἀντῐβῐ́ᾱ antibíā	ἀντῐβῐ́ω antibíō		ἀντῐ́βῐοι antíbioi	ἀντῐ́βῐαι antíbiai	ἀντῐ́βῐᾰ antíbia
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἀντῐβῐ́ως antibíōs				ἀντῐβῐώτερος antibiṓteros				ἀντῐβῐώτᾰτος antibiṓtatos
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 antíbios	ἀντῐβῐ́η antibíē	ἀντῐ́βῐον antíbion		ἀντῐβῐ́ω antibíō	ἀντῐβῐ́ᾱ antibíā	ἀντῐβῐ́ω antibíō		ἀντῐ́βῐοι antíbioi	ἀντῐ́βῐαι antíbiai	ἀντῐ́βῐᾰ antíbia
Genitive		ἀντῐβῐ́ου / ἀντῐβῐοῖο / ἀντῐβῐ́οιο / ἀντῐβῐόο / ἀντῐβῐ́οο antibíou / antibioîo / antibíoio / antibióo / antibíoo	ἀντῐβῐ́ης antibíēs	ἀντῐβῐ́ου / ἀντῐβῐοῖο / ἀντῐβῐ́οιο / ἀντῐβῐόο / ἀντῐβῐ́οο antibíou / antibioîo / antibíoio / antibióo / antibíoo		ἀντῐβῐ́οιῐν antibíoiin	ἀντῐβῐ́αιν / ἀντῐβῐ́αιῐν / ἀντῐβῐ́ῃῐν antibíai(i)n / antibíēiin	ἀντῐβῐ́οιῐν antibíoiin		ἀντῐβῐ́ων antibíōn	ἀντῐβῐᾱ́ων / ἀντῐβῐέ͜ων / ἀντῐβῐῶν antibiā́ōn / antibié͜ōn / antibiôn	ἀντῐβῐ́ων antibíōn
Dative		ἀντῐβῐ́ῳ antibíōi	ἀντῐβῐ́ῃ antibíēi	ἀντῐβῐ́ῳ antibíōi		ἀντῐβῐ́οιῐν antibíoiin	ἀντῐβῐ́αιν / ἀντῐβῐ́αιῐν / ἀντῐβῐ́ῃῐν antibíai(i)n / antibíēiin	ἀντῐβῐ́οιῐν antibíoiin		ἀντῐβῐ́οισῐ / ἀντῐβῐ́οισῐν / ἀντῐβῐ́οις antibíoisi(n) / antibíois	ἀντῐβῐ́ῃσῐ / ἀντῐβῐ́ῃσῐν / ἀντῐβῐ́ῃς / ἀντῐβῐ́αις antibíēisi(n) / antibíēis / antibíais	ἀντῐβῐ́οισῐ / ἀντῐβῐ́οισῐν / ἀντῐβῐ́οις antibíoisi(n) / antibíois
Accusative		ἀντῐ́βῐον antíbion	ἀντῐβῐ́ην antibíēn	ἀντῐ́βῐον antíbion		ἀντῐβῐ́ω antibíō	ἀντῐβῐ́ᾱ antibíā	ἀντῐβῐ́ω antibíō		ἀντῐβῐ́ους antibíous	ἀντῐβῐ́ᾱς antibíās	ἀντῐ́βῐᾰ antíbia
Vocative		ἀντῐ́βῐε antíbie	ἀντῐβῐ́η antibíē	ἀντῐ́βῐον antíbion		ἀντῐβῐ́ω antibíō	ἀντῐβῐ́ᾱ antibíā	ἀντῐβῐ́ω antibíō		ἀντῐ́βῐοι antíbioi	ἀντῐ́βῐαι antíbiai	ἀντῐ́βῐᾰ antíbia
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἀντῐβῐ́ως antibíōs				ἀντῐβῐώτερος antibiṓteros				ἀντῐβῐώτᾰτος antibiṓtatos
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 antíbios	ἀντῐ́βῐον antíbion		ἀντῐβῐ́ω antibíō	ἀντῐβῐ́ω antibíō		ἀντῐ́βῐοι antíbioi	ἀντῐ́βῐᾰ antíbia
Genitive		ἀντῐβῐ́ου antibíou	ἀντῐβῐ́ου antibíou		ἀντῐβῐ́οιν antibíoin	ἀντῐβῐ́οιν antibíoin		ἀντῐβῐ́ων antibíōn	ἀντῐβῐ́ων antibíōn
Dative		ἀντῐβῐ́ῳ antibíōi	ἀντῐβῐ́ῳ antibíōi		ἀντῐβῐ́οιν antibíoin	ἀντῐβῐ́οιν antibíoin		ἀντῐβῐ́οις antibíois	ἀντῐβῐ́οις antibíois
Accusative		ἀντῐ́βῐον antíbion	ἀντῐ́βῐον antíbion		ἀντῐβῐ́ω antibíō	ἀντῐβῐ́ω antibíō		ἀντῐβῐ́ους antibíous	ἀντῐ́βῐᾰ antíbia
Vocative		ἀντῐ́βῐε antíbie	ἀντῐ́βῐον antíbion		ἀντῐβῐ́ω antibíō	ἀντῐβῐ́ω antibíō		ἀντῐ́βῐοι antíbioi	ἀντῐ́βῐᾰ antíbia
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἀντῐβῐ́ως antibíōs			ἀντῐβῐώτερος antibiṓteros			ἀντῐβῐώτᾰτος antibiṓtatos
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 (2006–2024)
• “ἀντίβιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press