Ἀθήναιον

See also: Ἀθηναῖον

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.tʰɛ̌ː.nai̯.on/ → /aˈθi.nɛ.on/ → /aˈθi.ne.on/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.tʰɛ̌ː.nai̯.on/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aˈtʰe̝.nɛ.on/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aˈθi.nɛ.on/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /aˈθi.ne.on/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈθi.ne.on/

Etymology 1

From Ᾰ̓θηνᾶ (Ăthēnâ) +‎ -ιον (-ion).

Noun

Ᾰ̓θήναιον • (Ăthḗnaion) n (genitive Ᾰ̓θηναίου); second declension

1. An Athenaeum: a temple of Athena

Declension

Second declension of τὸ Ᾰ̓θήναιον; τοῦ Ᾰ̓θηναίου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ Ᾰ̓θήναιον tò Ăthḗnaion	τὼ Ᾰ̓θηναίω tṑ Ăthēnaíō	τᾰ̀ Ᾰ̓θήναιᾰ tằ Ăthḗnaiă
Genitive	τοῦ Ᾰ̓θηναίου toû Ăthēnaíou	τοῖν Ᾰ̓θηναίοιν toîn Ăthēnaíoin	τῶν Ᾰ̓θηναίων tôn Ăthēnaíōn
Dative	τῷ Ᾰ̓θηναίῳ tôi Ăthēnaíōi	τοῖν Ᾰ̓θηναίοιν toîn Ăthēnaíoin	τοῖς Ᾰ̓θηναίοις toîs Ăthēnaíois
Accusative	τὸ Ᾰ̓θήναιον tò Ăthḗnaion	τὼ Ᾰ̓θηναίω tṑ Ăthēnaíō	τᾰ̀ Ᾰ̓θήναιᾰ tằ Ăthḗnaiă
Vocative	Ᾰ̓θήναιον Ăthḗnaion	Ᾰ̓θηναίω Ăthēnaíō	Ᾰ̓θήναιᾰ Ăthḗnaiă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: Athenaeum (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

• “Ἀθήναιον”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Ἀθήναιον in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• Ἀθήναιον in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Proper noun

Ᾰ̓θήναιον • (Ăthḗnaion) m

1. accusative of Ᾰ̓θήναιος (Ăthḗnaios)