ἀρίζηλος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ᾰ̓ρῐ́ζᾱλος (ărĭ́zālos) — Doric

Etymology

From an augmentative prefix ἀρι-, while the second part is, like δῆλος (dêlos, “visible, conspicuous”), from Proto-Indo-European *dyew- (“heaven, sky; to shine”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.ríz.dɛː.los/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aˈri.ze̝.los/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aˈri.zi.los/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /aˈri.zi.los/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈri.zi.los/

Adjective

ᾰ̓ρῐ́ζηλος • (ărĭ́zēlos) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓ρῐ́ζηλον); second declension

(of light or voice) conspicuous, very distinct
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 13.244:
  ἀρίζηλοι δέ οἱ αὐγαί
  arízēloi dé hoi augaí
  and conspicuous are the rays
(of persons) conspicuous, remarkable
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 18.518–519:
  καλὼ καὶ μεγάλω σὺν τεύχεσιν, ὥς τε θεώ περ
  ἀμφὶς ἀριζήλω· λαοὶ δ᾽ ὑπολίζονες ἦσαν.
  kalṑ kaì megálō sùn teúkhesin, hṓs te theṓ per
  amphìs arizḗlō; laoì d’ hupolízones êsan.
  beautiful and great in their armor, certainly as gods,
  conspicous to both sides: and the people were smaller.

Declension

Second declension of ᾰ̓ρῐ́ζηλος; ᾰ̓ρῐ́ζηλον (Epic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓ρῐ́ζηλος ărĭ́zēlos	ᾰ̓ρῐ́ζηλον ărĭ́zēlon	ᾰ̓ρῐζήλω ărĭzḗlō	ᾰ̓ρῐζήλω ărĭzḗlō	ᾰ̓ρῐ́ζηλοι ărĭ́zēloi	ᾰ̓ρῐ́ζηλᾰ ărĭ́zēlă
Genitive	ᾰ̓ρῐζήλου / ᾰ̓ρῐζηλοῖο / ᾰ̓ρῐζήλοιο / ᾰ̓ρῐζηλόο / ᾰ̓ρῐζήλοο ărĭzḗlou / ărĭzēloîo / ărĭzḗloio / ărĭzēlóo / ărĭzḗloo	ᾰ̓ρῐζήλου / ᾰ̓ρῐζηλοῖο / ᾰ̓ρῐζήλοιο / ᾰ̓ρῐζηλόο / ᾰ̓ρῐζήλοο ărĭzḗlou / ărĭzēloîo / ărĭzḗloio / ărĭzēlóo / ărĭzḗloo	ᾰ̓ρῐζήλοιῐν ărĭzḗloiĭn	ᾰ̓ρῐζήλοιῐν ărĭzḗloiĭn	ᾰ̓ρῐζήλων ărĭzḗlōn	ᾰ̓ρῐζήλων ărĭzḗlōn
Dative	ᾰ̓ρῐζήλῳ ărĭzḗlōi	ᾰ̓ρῐζήλῳ ărĭzḗlōi	ᾰ̓ρῐζήλοιῐν ărĭzḗloiĭn	ᾰ̓ρῐζήλοιῐν ărĭzḗloiĭn	ᾰ̓ρῐζήλοισῐ / ᾰ̓ρῐζήλοισῐν / ᾰ̓ρῐζήλοις ărĭzḗloisĭ(n) / ărĭzḗlois	ᾰ̓ρῐζήλοισῐ / ᾰ̓ρῐζήλοισῐν / ᾰ̓ρῐζήλοις ărĭzḗloisĭ(n) / ărĭzḗlois
Accusative	ᾰ̓ρῐ́ζηλον ărĭ́zēlon	ᾰ̓ρῐ́ζηλον ărĭ́zēlon	ᾰ̓ρῐζήλω ărĭzḗlō	ᾰ̓ρῐζήλω ărĭzḗlō	ᾰ̓ρῐζήλους ărĭzḗlous	ᾰ̓ρῐ́ζηλᾰ ărĭ́zēlă
Vocative	ᾰ̓ρῐ́ζηλε ărĭ́zēle	ᾰ̓ρῐ́ζηλον ărĭ́zēlon	ᾰ̓ρῐζήλω ărĭzḗlō	ᾰ̓ρῐζήλω ărĭzḗlō	ᾰ̓ρῐ́ζηλοι ărĭ́zēloi	ᾰ̓ρῐ́ζηλᾰ ărĭ́zēlă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓ρῐζήλως ărĭzḗlōs		ᾰ̓ρῐζηλότερος ărĭzēlóteros		ᾰ̓ρῐζηλότᾰτος ărĭzēlótătos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

ᾰ̓ρῐζήλωτος (ărĭzḗlōtos)

“ἀρίζηλος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“ἀρίζηλος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
“ἀρίζηλος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
ἀρίζηλος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
ἀρίζηλος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
ἀρίζηλος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἀρίζηλος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 131