ἀντίον

See also: Ἄντιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀντίος (antíos): the adverb/preposition is from the adverbial accusative, and the noun is from the neuter singular.

Formally identical to Hittite 𒄩𒀭𒍝𒀭 (ḫa-an-za-an /⁠ḫanzan⁠/) as if from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíom, though the parallel formations in Greek and Hittite may be independent.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /an.tí.on/ → /anˈti.on/ → /anˈdi.on/

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

Adverb

ἀντίον • (antíon)

1. against (me, him, her, etc.)

   Synonym: ἄντην (ántēn)

Preposition

ἀντίον • (antíon) (governs the genitive)

1. against
2. before, in front of
3. in the presence of
4. facing

Noun

ἀντῐ́ον • (antíon) n (genitive ἀντῐ́ου); second declension

1. loom or a part of it

Declension

Second declension of τὸ ἀντῐ́ον; τοῦ ἀντῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ἀντῐ́ον tò antíon	τὼ ἀντῐ́ω tṑ antíō	τᾰ̀ ἀντῐ́ᾰ tà antía
Genitive	τοῦ ἀντῐ́ου toû antíou	τοῖν ἀντῐ́οιν toîn antíoin	τῶν ἀντῐ́ων tôn antíōn
Dative	τῷ ἀντῐ́ῳ tôi antíōi	τοῖν ἀντῐ́οιν toîn antíoin	τοῖς ἀντῐ́οις toîs antíois
Accusative	τὸ ἀντῐ́ον tò antíon	τὼ ἀντῐ́ω tṑ antíō	τᾰ̀ ἀντῐ́ᾰ tà antía
Vocative	ἀντῐ́ον antíon	ἀντῐ́ω antíō	ἀντῐ́ᾰ antía
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Adjective

ἀντίον • (antíon)

1. inflection of ἀντίος (antíos):
   1. accusative singular masculine
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative singular neuter

Further reading

• “ἀντίον”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀντίον”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press