ἀσπάσιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the root of ἀσπάζομαι (aspázomai) +‎ -ιος (-ios).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /as.pá.si.os/ → /asˈpa.si.os/ → /asˈpa.si.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /as.pá.si.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /asˈpa.si.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /asˈpa.si.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /asˈpa.si.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /asˈpa.si.os/

Adjective

ἀσπάσῐος • (aspásĭos) m (feminine ἀσπᾰσίᾱ, neuter ἀσπάσῐον); first/second declension or
ἀσπάσῐος • (aspásĭos) m or f (neuter ἀσπάσῐον); second declension

1. welcome, gladly welcomed
2. well-pleased, glad

Declension

First and second declension of ᾰ̓σπᾰ́σῐος; ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ᾱ; ᾰ̓σπᾰ́σῐον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ᾰ̓σπᾰ́σῐος ăspắsĭos	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ᾱ ăspăsĭ́ā	ᾰ̓σπᾰ́σῐον ăspắsĭon		ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ω ăspăsĭ́ō	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ᾱ ăspăsĭ́ā	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ω ăspăsĭ́ō		ᾰ̓σπᾰ́σῐοι ăspắsĭoi	ᾰ̓σπᾰ́σῐαι ăspắsĭai	ᾰ̓σπᾰ́σῐᾰ ăspắsĭă
Genitive		ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ου ăspăsĭ́ou	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ᾱς ăspăsĭ́ās	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ου ăspăsĭ́ou		ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́οιν ăspăsĭ́oin	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́αιν ăspăsĭ́ain	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́οιν ăspăsĭ́oin		ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ων ăspăsĭ́ōn	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ων ăspăsĭ́ōn	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ων ăspăsĭ́ōn
Dative		ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ῳ ăspăsĭ́ōi	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ᾳ ăspăsĭ́āi	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ῳ ăspăsĭ́ōi		ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́οιν ăspăsĭ́oin	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́αιν ăspăsĭ́ain	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́οιν ăspăsĭ́oin		ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́οις ăspăsĭ́ois	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́αις ăspăsĭ́ais	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́οις ăspăsĭ́ois
Accusative		ᾰ̓σπᾰ́σῐον ăspắsĭon	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ᾱν ăspăsĭ́ān	ᾰ̓σπᾰ́σῐον ăspắsĭon		ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ω ăspăsĭ́ō	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ᾱ ăspăsĭ́ā	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ω ăspăsĭ́ō		ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ους ăspăsĭ́ous	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ᾱς ăspăsĭ́ās	ᾰ̓σπᾰ́σῐᾰ ăspắsĭă
Vocative		ᾰ̓σπᾰ́σῐε ăspắsĭe	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ᾱ ăspăsĭ́ā	ᾰ̓σπᾰ́σῐον ăspắsĭon		ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ω ăspăsĭ́ō	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ᾱ ăspăsĭ́ā	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ω ăspăsĭ́ō		ᾰ̓σπᾰ́σῐοι ăspắsĭoi	ᾰ̓σπᾰ́σῐαι ăspắsĭai	ᾰ̓σπᾰ́σῐᾰ ăspắsĭă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ως ăspăsĭ́ōs				ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐώτερος ăspăsĭṓteros				ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐώτᾰτος ăspăsĭṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of ᾰ̓σπᾰ́σῐος; ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́η; ᾰ̓σπᾰ́σῐον (Epic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ᾰ̓σπᾰ́σῐος ăspắsĭos	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́η ăspăsĭ́ē	ᾰ̓σπᾰ́σῐον ăspắsĭon		ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ω ăspăsĭ́ō	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ᾱ ăspăsĭ́ā	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ω ăspăsĭ́ō		ᾰ̓σπᾰ́σῐοι ăspắsĭoi	ᾰ̓σπᾰ́σῐαι ăspắsĭai	ᾰ̓σπᾰ́σῐᾰ ăspắsĭă
Genitive		ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ου / ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐοῖο / ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́οιο / ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐόο / ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́οο ăspăsĭ́ou / ăspăsĭoîo / ăspăsĭ́oio / ăspăsĭóo / ăspăsĭ́oo	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ης ăspăsĭ́ēs	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ου / ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐοῖο / ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́οιο / ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐόο / ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́οο ăspăsĭ́ou / ăspăsĭoîo / ăspăsĭ́oio / ăspăsĭóo / ăspăsĭ́oo		ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́οιῐν ăspăsĭ́oiĭn	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́αιν / ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́αιῐν / ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ῃῐν ăspăsĭ́ai(ĭ)n / ăspăsĭ́ēiĭn	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́οιῐν ăspăsĭ́oiĭn		ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ων ăspăsĭ́ōn	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐᾱ́ων / ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐέ͜ων / ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐῶν ăspăsĭā́ōn / ăspăsĭé͜ōn / ăspăsĭôn	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ων ăspăsĭ́ōn
Dative		ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ῳ ăspăsĭ́ōi	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ῃ ăspăsĭ́ēi	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ῳ ăspăsĭ́ōi		ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́οιῐν ăspăsĭ́oiĭn	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́αιν / ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́αιῐν / ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ῃῐν ăspăsĭ́ai(ĭ)n / ăspăsĭ́ēiĭn	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́οιῐν ăspăsĭ́oiĭn		ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́οισῐ / ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́οισῐν / ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́οις ăspăsĭ́oisĭ(n) / ăspăsĭ́ois	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ῃσῐ / ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ῃσῐν / ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ῃς / ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́αις ăspăsĭ́ēisĭ(n) / ăspăsĭ́ēis / ăspăsĭ́ais	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́οισῐ / ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́οισῐν / ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́οις ăspăsĭ́oisĭ(n) / ăspăsĭ́ois
Accusative		ᾰ̓σπᾰ́σῐον ăspắsĭon	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ην ăspăsĭ́ēn	ᾰ̓σπᾰ́σῐον ăspắsĭon		ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ω ăspăsĭ́ō	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ᾱ ăspăsĭ́ā	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ω ăspăsĭ́ō		ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ους ăspăsĭ́ous	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ᾱς ăspăsĭ́ās	ᾰ̓σπᾰ́σῐᾰ ăspắsĭă
Vocative		ᾰ̓σπᾰ́σῐε ăspắsĭe	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́η ăspăsĭ́ē	ᾰ̓σπᾰ́σῐον ăspắsĭon		ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ω ăspăsĭ́ō	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ᾱ ăspăsĭ́ā	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ω ăspăsĭ́ō		ᾰ̓σπᾰ́σῐοι ăspắsĭoi	ᾰ̓σπᾰ́σῐαι ăspắsĭai	ᾰ̓σπᾰ́σῐᾰ ăspắsĭă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ως ăspăsĭ́ōs				ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐώτερος ăspăsĭṓteros				ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐώτᾰτος ăspăsĭṓtătos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

As a two-ending adjective:

Second declension of ᾰ̓σπᾰ́σῐος; ᾰ̓σπᾰ́σῐον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ᾰ̓σπᾰ́σῐος ăspắsĭos	ᾰ̓σπᾰ́σῐον ăspắsĭon		ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ω ăspăsĭ́ō	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ω ăspăsĭ́ō		ᾰ̓σπᾰ́σῐοι ăspắsĭoi	ᾰ̓σπᾰ́σῐᾰ ăspắsĭă
Genitive		ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ου ăspăsĭ́ou	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ου ăspăsĭ́ou		ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́οιν ăspăsĭ́oin	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́οιν ăspăsĭ́oin		ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ων ăspăsĭ́ōn	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ων ăspăsĭ́ōn
Dative		ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ῳ ăspăsĭ́ōi	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ῳ ăspăsĭ́ōi		ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́οιν ăspăsĭ́oin	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́οιν ăspăsĭ́oin		ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́οις ăspăsĭ́ois	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́οις ăspăsĭ́ois
Accusative		ᾰ̓σπᾰ́σῐον ăspắsĭon	ᾰ̓σπᾰ́σῐον ăspắsĭon		ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ω ăspăsĭ́ō	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ω ăspăsĭ́ō		ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ους ăspăsĭ́ous	ᾰ̓σπᾰ́σῐᾰ ăspắsĭă
Vocative		ᾰ̓σπᾰ́σῐε ăspắsĭe	ᾰ̓σπᾰ́σῐον ăspắsĭon		ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ω ăspăsĭ́ō	ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ω ăspăsĭ́ō		ᾰ̓σπᾰ́σῐοι ăspắsĭoi	ᾰ̓σπᾰ́σῐᾰ ăspắsĭă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐ́ως ăspăsĭ́ōs			ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐώτερος ăspăsĭṓteros			ᾰ̓σπᾰσῐώτᾰτος ăspăsĭṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “ἀσπάσιος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἀσπάσιος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀσπάσιος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• ἀσπάσιος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• “ἀσπάσιος”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
• “ἀσπάσιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press