ἑσπέριος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

PIE word
*wek(ʷ)speros

From ἕσπερος (hésperos) +‎ -ιος (-ios).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /hes.pé.ri.os/ → /esˈpe.ri.os/ → /esˈpe.ri.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hes.pé.ri.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)esˈpe.ri.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /esˈpe.ri.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /esˈpe.ri.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /esˈpe.ri.os/

• Hyphenation: ἑσ‧πέ‧ρι‧ος

Adjective

ἑσπέριος • (hespérios) m (feminine ἑσπερίᾱ, neuter ἑσπέρῐον); first/second declension or
ἑσπέριος • (hespérios) m or f (neuter ἑσπέρῐον); second declension

1. Synonym of ἕσπερος (hésperos)

Inflection

As three-ending form:

First and second declension of ἑσπέρῐος; ἑσπερῐ́ᾱ; ἑσπέρῐον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἑσπέρῐος hespérĭos	ἑσπερῐ́ᾱ hesperĭ́ā	ἑσπέρῐον hespérĭon		ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperĭ́ō	ἑσπερῐ́ᾱ hesperĭ́ā	ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperĭ́ō		ἑσπέρῐοι hespérĭoi	ἑσπέρῐαι hespérĭai	ἑσπέρῐᾰ hespérĭă
Genitive		ἑσπερῐ́ου hesperĭ́ou	ἑσπερῐ́ᾱς hesperĭ́ās	ἑσπερῐ́ου hesperĭ́ou		ἑσπερῐ́οιν hesperĭ́oin	ἑσπερῐ́αιν hesperĭ́ain	ἑσπερῐ́οιν hesperĭ́oin		ἑσπερῐ́ων hesperĭ́ōn	ἑσπερῐ́ων hesperĭ́ōn	ἑσπερῐ́ων hesperĭ́ōn
Dative		ἑσπερῐ́ῳ hesperĭ́ōi	ἑσπερῐ́ᾳ hesperĭ́āi	ἑσπερῐ́ῳ hesperĭ́ōi		ἑσπερῐ́οιν hesperĭ́oin	ἑσπερῐ́αιν hesperĭ́ain	ἑσπερῐ́οιν hesperĭ́oin		ἑσπερῐ́οις hesperĭ́ois	ἑσπερῐ́αις hesperĭ́ais	ἑσπερῐ́οις hesperĭ́ois
Accusative		ἑσπέρῐον hespérĭon	ἑσπερῐ́ᾱν hesperĭ́ān	ἑσπέρῐον hespérĭon		ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperĭ́ō	ἑσπερῐ́ᾱ hesperĭ́ā	ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperĭ́ō		ἑσπερῐ́ους hesperĭ́ous	ἑσπερῐ́ᾱς hesperĭ́ās	ἑσπέρῐᾰ hespérĭă
Vocative		ἑσπέρῐε hespérĭe	ἑσπερῐ́ᾱ hesperĭ́ā	ἑσπέρῐον hespérĭon		ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperĭ́ō	ἑσπερῐ́ᾱ hesperĭ́ā	ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperĭ́ō		ἑσπέρῐοι hespérĭoi	ἑσπέρῐαι hespérĭai	ἑσπέρῐᾰ hespérĭă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἑσπερῐ́ως hesperĭ́ōs				ἑσπερῐώτερος hesperĭṓteros				ἑσπερῐώτᾰτος hesperĭṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of ἑσπέρῐος; ἑσπερῐ́η; ἑσπέρῐον (Epic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἑσπέρῐος hespérĭos	ἑσπερῐ́η hesperĭ́ē	ἑσπέρῐον hespérĭon		ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperĭ́ō	ἑσπερῐ́ᾱ hesperĭ́ā	ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperĭ́ō		ἑσπέρῐοι hespérĭoi	ἑσπέρῐαι hespérĭai	ἑσπέρῐᾰ hespérĭă
Genitive		ἑσπερῐ́ου / ἑσπερῐοῖο / ἑσπερῐ́οιο / ἑσπερῐόο / ἑσπερῐ́οο hesperĭ́ou / hesperĭoîo / hesperĭ́oio / hesperĭóo / hesperĭ́oo	ἑσπερῐ́ης hesperĭ́ēs	ἑσπερῐ́ου / ἑσπερῐοῖο / ἑσπερῐ́οιο / ἑσπερῐόο / ἑσπερῐ́οο hesperĭ́ou / hesperĭoîo / hesperĭ́oio / hesperĭóo / hesperĭ́oo		ἑσπερῐ́οιῐν hesperĭ́oiĭn	ἑσπερῐ́αιν / ἑσπερῐ́αιῐν / ἑσπερῐ́ῃῐν hesperĭ́ai(ĭ)n / hesperĭ́ēiĭn	ἑσπερῐ́οιῐν hesperĭ́oiĭn		ἑσπερῐ́ων hesperĭ́ōn	ἑσπερῐᾱ́ων / ἑσπερῐέ͜ων / ἑσπερῐῶν hesperĭā́ōn / hesperĭé͜ōn / hesperĭôn	ἑσπερῐ́ων hesperĭ́ōn
Dative		ἑσπερῐ́ῳ hesperĭ́ōi	ἑσπερῐ́ῃ hesperĭ́ēi	ἑσπερῐ́ῳ hesperĭ́ōi		ἑσπερῐ́οιῐν hesperĭ́oiĭn	ἑσπερῐ́αιν / ἑσπερῐ́αιῐν / ἑσπερῐ́ῃῐν hesperĭ́ai(ĭ)n / hesperĭ́ēiĭn	ἑσπερῐ́οιῐν hesperĭ́oiĭn		ἑσπερῐ́οισῐ / ἑσπερῐ́οισῐν / ἑσπερῐ́οις hesperĭ́oisĭ(n) / hesperĭ́ois	ἑσπερῐ́ῃσῐ / ἑσπερῐ́ῃσῐν / ἑσπερῐ́ῃς / ἑσπερῐ́αις hesperĭ́ēisĭ(n) / hesperĭ́ēis / hesperĭ́ais	ἑσπερῐ́οισῐ / ἑσπερῐ́οισῐν / ἑσπερῐ́οις hesperĭ́oisĭ(n) / hesperĭ́ois
Accusative		ἑσπέρῐον hespérĭon	ἑσπερῐ́ην hesperĭ́ēn	ἑσπέρῐον hespérĭon		ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperĭ́ō	ἑσπερῐ́ᾱ hesperĭ́ā	ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperĭ́ō		ἑσπερῐ́ους hesperĭ́ous	ἑσπερῐ́ᾱς hesperĭ́ās	ἑσπέρῐᾰ hespérĭă
Vocative		ἑσπέρῐε hespérĭe	ἑσπερῐ́η hesperĭ́ē	ἑσπέρῐον hespérĭon		ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperĭ́ō	ἑσπερῐ́ᾱ hesperĭ́ā	ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperĭ́ō		ἑσπέρῐοι hespérĭoi	ἑσπέρῐαι hespérĭai	ἑσπέρῐᾰ hespérĭă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἑσπερῐ́ως hesperĭ́ōs				ἑσπερῐώτερος hesperĭṓteros				ἑσπερῐώτᾰτος hesperĭṓtătos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

As two-ending form:

Second declension of ἑσπέρῐος; ἑσπέρῐον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἑσπέρῐος hespérĭos	ἑσπέρῐον hespérĭon		ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperĭ́ō	ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperĭ́ō		ἑσπέρῐοι hespérĭoi	ἑσπέρῐᾰ hespérĭă
Genitive		ἑσπερῐ́ου hesperĭ́ou	ἑσπερῐ́ου hesperĭ́ou		ἑσπερῐ́οιν hesperĭ́oin	ἑσπερῐ́οιν hesperĭ́oin		ἑσπερῐ́ων hesperĭ́ōn	ἑσπερῐ́ων hesperĭ́ōn
Dative		ἑσπερῐ́ῳ hesperĭ́ōi	ἑσπερῐ́ῳ hesperĭ́ōi		ἑσπερῐ́οιν hesperĭ́oin	ἑσπερῐ́οιν hesperĭ́oin		ἑσπερῐ́οις hesperĭ́ois	ἑσπερῐ́οις hesperĭ́ois
Accusative		ἑσπέρῐον hespérĭon	ἑσπέρῐον hespérĭon		ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperĭ́ō	ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperĭ́ō		ἑσπερῐ́ους hesperĭ́ous	ἑσπέρῐᾰ hespérĭă
Vocative		ἑσπέρῐε hespérĭe	ἑσπέρῐον hespérĭon		ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperĭ́ō	ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperĭ́ō		ἑσπέρῐοι hespérĭoi	ἑσπέρῐᾰ hespérĭă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἑσπερῐ́ως hesperĭ́ōs			ἑσπερῐώτερος hesperĭṓteros			ἑσπερῐώτᾰτος hesperĭṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “ἑσπέριος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἑσπέριος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἑσπέριος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ἑσπέριος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • western idem, page 974.