Ἀλέξιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Ἄλεξις (Álexis) +‎ -ιος (-ios).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.lék.si.os/ → /aˈlek.si.os/ → /aˈlek.si.os/

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

Proper noun

Ἀλέξῐος • (Aléxĭos) m (genitive Ἀλεξίου); second declension

1. a male given name meaning “helper, defender”

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Ἀλέξιος; τοῦ Ἀλεξίου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ἀλέξιος ho Aléxios
Genitive	τοῦ Ἀλεξίου toû Alexíou
Dative	τῷ Ἀλεξίῳ tôi Alexíōi
Accusative	τὸν Ἀλέξιον tòn Aléxion
Vocative	Ἀλέξιε Aléxie
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: Alexius
  • Albanian: Lesh
  • Catalan: Aleix
  • French: Alexis
  • Italian: Alessio
    • → Sicilian: Alessiu
  • Portuguese: Aleixo
  • Sicilian: Alesciu
  • Spanish: Alejo