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 antĭ́theos	ἀντῐ́θεον antĭ́theon		ἀντῐθέω antĭthéō	ἀντῐθέω antĭthéō		ἀντῐ́θεοι antĭ́theoi	ἀντῐ́θεᾰ antĭ́theă
Genitive		ἀντῐθέου antĭthéou	ἀντῐθέου antĭthéou		ἀντῐθέοιν antĭthéoin	ἀντῐθέοιν antĭthéoin		ἀντῐθέων antĭthéōn	ἀντῐθέων antĭthéōn
Dative		ἀντῐθέῳ antĭthéōi	ἀντῐθέῳ antĭthéōi		ἀντῐθέοιν antĭthéoin	ἀντῐθέοιν antĭthéoin		ἀντῐθέοις antĭthéois	ἀντῐθέοις antĭthéois
Accusative		ἀντῐ́θεον antĭ́theon	ἀντῐ́θεον antĭ́theon		ἀντῐθέω antĭthéō	ἀντῐθέω antĭthéō		ἀντῐθέους antĭthéous	ἀντῐ́θεᾰ antĭ́theă
Vocative		ἀντῐ́θεε antĭ́thee	ἀντῐ́θεον antĭ́theon		ἀντῐθέω antĭthéō	ἀντῐθέω antĭthéō		ἀντῐ́θεοι antĭ́theoi	ἀντῐ́θεᾰ antĭ́theă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἀντῐθέως antĭthéōs			ἀντῐθεώτερος antĭtheṓteros			ἀντῐθεώτᾰτος antĭtheṓtătos
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 antĭ́theos	ἀντῐ́θεον antĭ́theon		ἀντῐθέω antĭthéō	ἀντῐθέω antĭthéō		ἀντῐ́θεοι antĭ́theoi	ἀντῐ́θεᾰ antĭ́theă
Genitive		ἀντῐθέου / ἀντῐθεοῖο / ἀντῐθέοιο / ἀντῐθεόο / ἀντῐθέοο antĭthéou / antĭtheoîo / antĭthéoio / antĭtheóo / antĭthéoo	ἀντῐθέου / ἀντῐθεοῖο / ἀντῐθέοιο / ἀντῐθεόο / ἀντῐθέοο antĭthéou / antĭtheoîo / antĭthéoio / antĭtheóo / antĭthéoo		ἀντῐθέοιῐν antĭthéoiĭn	ἀντῐθέοιῐν antĭthéoiĭn		ἀντῐθέων antĭthéōn	ἀντῐθέων antĭthéōn
Dative		ἀντῐθέῳ antĭthéōi	ἀντῐθέῳ antĭthéōi		ἀντῐθέοιῐν antĭthéoiĭn	ἀντῐθέοιῐν antĭthéoiĭn		ἀντῐθέοισῐ / ἀντῐθέοισῐν / ἀντῐθέοις antĭthéoisĭ(n) / antĭthéois	ἀντῐθέοισῐ / ἀντῐθέοισῐν / ἀντῐθέοις antĭthéoisĭ(n) / antĭthéois
Accusative		ἀντῐ́θεον antĭ́theon	ἀντῐ́θεον antĭ́theon		ἀντῐθέω antĭthéō	ἀντῐθέω antĭthéō		ἀντῐθέους antĭthéous	ἀντῐ́θεᾰ antĭ́theă
Vocative		ἀντῐ́θεε antĭ́thee	ἀντῐ́θεον antĭ́theon		ἀντῐθέω antĭthéō	ἀντῐθέω antĭthéō		ἀντῐ́θεοι antĭ́theoi	ἀντῐ́θεᾰ antĭ́theă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἀντῐθέως antĭthéōs			ἀντῐθεώτερος antĭtheṓteros			ἀντῐθεώτᾰτος antĭtheṓtătos
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