ἀντίθεος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἀντι- (anti-) +‎ θεός (theós)

The meaning of ἀντί here is "exchangeable for, no better or worse than."

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /an.tí.tʰe.os/ → /anˈti.θe.os/ → /anˈdi.θe.os/

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

Adjective

ἀντίθεος • (antítheos) m or f (neuter ἀντίθεον); second declension

1. godlike

Declension

Second declension of ἀντῐ́θεος; ἀντῐ́θεον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀντῐ́θεος antítheos	ἀντῐ́θεον antítheon		ἀντῐθέω antithéō	ἀντῐθέω antithéō		ἀντῐ́θεοι antítheoi	ἀντῐ́θεᾰ antíthea
Genitive		ἀντῐθέου antithéou	ἀντῐθέου antithéou		ἀντῐθέοιν antithéoin	ἀντῐθέοιν antithéoin		ἀντῐθέων antithéōn	ἀντῐθέων antithéōn
Dative		ἀντῐθέῳ antithéōi	ἀντῐθέῳ antithéōi		ἀντῐθέοιν antithéoin	ἀντῐθέοιν antithéoin		ἀντῐθέοις antithéois	ἀντῐθέοις antithéois
Accusative		ἀντῐ́θεον antítheon	ἀντῐ́θεον antítheon		ἀντῐθέω antithéō	ἀντῐθέω antithéō		ἀντῐθέους antithéous	ἀντῐ́θεᾰ antíthea
Vocative		ἀντῐ́θεε antíthee	ἀντῐ́θεον antítheon		ἀντῐθέω antithéō	ἀντῐθέω antithéō		ἀντῐ́θεοι antítheoi	ἀντῐ́θεᾰ antíthea
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἀντῐθέως antithéōs			ἀντῐθεώτερος antitheṓteros			ἀντῐθεώτᾰτος antitheṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Second declension of ἀντῐ́θεος; ἀντῐ́θεον (Epic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀντῐ́θεος antítheos	ἀντῐ́θεον antítheon		ἀντῐθέω antithéō	ἀντῐθέω antithéō		ἀντῐ́θεοι antítheoi	ἀντῐ́θεᾰ antíthea
Genitive		ἀντῐθέου / ἀντῐθεοῖο / ἀντῐθέοιο / ἀντῐθεόο / ἀντῐθέοο antithéou / antitheoîo / antithéoio / antitheóo / antithéoo	ἀντῐθέου / ἀντῐθεοῖο / ἀντῐθέοιο / ἀντῐθεόο / ἀντῐθέοο antithéou / antitheoîo / antithéoio / antitheóo / antithéoo		ἀντῐθέοιῐν antithéoiin	ἀντῐθέοιῐν antithéoiin		ἀντῐθέων antithéōn	ἀντῐθέων antithéōn
Dative		ἀντῐθέῳ antithéōi	ἀντῐθέῳ antithéōi		ἀντῐθέοιῐν antithéoiin	ἀντῐθέοιῐν antithéoiin		ἀντῐθέοισῐ / ἀντῐθέοισῐν / ἀντῐθέοις antithéoisi(n) / antithéois	ἀντῐθέοισῐ / ἀντῐθέοισῐν / ἀντῐθέοις antithéoisi(n) / antithéois
Accusative		ἀντῐ́θεον antítheon	ἀντῐ́θεον antítheon		ἀντῐθέω antithéō	ἀντῐθέω antithéō		ἀντῐθέους antithéous	ἀντῐ́θεᾰ antíthea
Vocative		ἀντῐ́θεε antíthee	ἀντῐ́θεον antítheon		ἀντῐθέω antithéō	ἀντῐθέω antithéō		ἀντῐ́θεοι antítheoi	ἀντῐ́θεᾰ antíthea
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἀντῐθέως antithéōs			ἀντῐθεώτερος antitheṓteros			ἀντῐθεώτᾰτος antitheṓtatos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

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