Ἀνθεστήρια

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Probably from ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”), from the flowers used to decorate homes, drinking vessels, and children during the festival.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /an.tʰes.tɛ̌ː.ri.a/ → /an.θesˈti.ri.a/ → /an.θesˈti.ri.a/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /an.tʰes.tɛ̌ː.ri.a/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /an.tʰesˈte̝.ri.a/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /an.θesˈti.ri.a/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /an.θesˈti.ri.a/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /an.θesˈti.ri.a/

Proper noun

Ἀνθεστήρῐᾰ • (Anthestḗria) n (genitive Ἀνθεστηρῐ́ων); second declension

1. Anthesteria or the Anthesteria: an Attic and Ionian festival held over three days in late February or early March in honor of Dionysus, the dead, and the coming spring

Inflection

Second declension of τᾰ̀ Ἀνθεστήρῐᾰ; τῶν Ἀνθεστηρῐ́ων (Attic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	τᾰ̀ Ἀνθεστήρῐᾰ tà Anthestḗria
Genitive	τῶν Ἀνθεστηρῐ́ων tôn Anthestēríōn
Dative	τοῖς Ἀνθεστηρῐ́οις toîs Anthestēríois
Accusative	τᾰ̀ Ἀνθεστήρῐᾰ tà Anthestḗria
Vocative	Ἀνθεστήρῐᾰ Anthestḗria
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Hyponyms

• Πιθοίγια (Pithoígia, “the first day of Anthesteria”)
• Χοαί (Khoaí, “the second day of Anthesteria”)
• Χύτροι (Khútroi, “the third day of Anthesteria”)

Derived terms

• Ἀνθεστηριών (Anthestēriṓn, “the month of the Anthesteria”)

References

• “Ἀνθεστήρια”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Ἀνθεστήρια”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Ἀνθεστήρια in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)