Ἑλλήνιος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Ἑλλᾱ́νῐος (Hellā́nĭos) — Doric

Etymology

From Ἕλλην (Héllēn, “Greek”) +‎ -ῐος (-ĭos, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /hel.lɛ̌ː.ni.os/ → /elˈli.ni.os/ → /eˈli.ni.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hel.lɛ̌ː.ni.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)elˈle̝.ni.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /elˈli.ni.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /elˈli.ni.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈli.ni.os/

Adjective

Ἑλλήνῐος • (Hellḗnĭos) m (feminine Ἑλληνῐ́ᾱ, neuter Ἑλλήνῐον); first/second declension

1. Greek (generally used as an epithet for various gods, especially Zeus)

Inflection

First and second declension of Ἑλλήνῐος; Ἑλληνῐ́ᾱ; Ἑλλήνῐον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		Ἑλλήνῐος Hellḗnĭos	Ἑλληνῐ́ᾱ Hellēnĭ́ā	Ἑλλήνῐον Hellḗnĭon		Ἑλληνῐ́ω Hellēnĭ́ō	Ἑλληνῐ́ᾱ Hellēnĭ́ā	Ἑλληνῐ́ω Hellēnĭ́ō		Ἑλλήνῐοι Hellḗnĭoi	Ἑλλήνῐαι Hellḗnĭai	Ἑλλήνῐᾰ Hellḗnĭă
Genitive		Ἑλληνῐ́ου Hellēnĭ́ou	Ἑλληνῐ́ᾱς Hellēnĭ́ās	Ἑλληνῐ́ου Hellēnĭ́ou		Ἑλληνῐ́οιν Hellēnĭ́oin	Ἑλληνῐ́αιν Hellēnĭ́ain	Ἑλληνῐ́οιν Hellēnĭ́oin		Ἑλληνῐ́ων Hellēnĭ́ōn	Ἑλληνῐ́ων Hellēnĭ́ōn	Ἑλληνῐ́ων Hellēnĭ́ōn
Dative		Ἑλληνῐ́ῳ Hellēnĭ́ōi	Ἑλληνῐ́ᾳ Hellēnĭ́āi	Ἑλληνῐ́ῳ Hellēnĭ́ōi		Ἑλληνῐ́οιν Hellēnĭ́oin	Ἑλληνῐ́αιν Hellēnĭ́ain	Ἑλληνῐ́οιν Hellēnĭ́oin		Ἑλληνῐ́οις Hellēnĭ́ois	Ἑλληνῐ́αις Hellēnĭ́ais	Ἑλληνῐ́οις Hellēnĭ́ois
Accusative		Ἑλλήνῐον Hellḗnĭon	Ἑλληνῐ́ᾱν Hellēnĭ́ān	Ἑλλήνῐον Hellḗnĭon		Ἑλληνῐ́ω Hellēnĭ́ō	Ἑλληνῐ́ᾱ Hellēnĭ́ā	Ἑλληνῐ́ω Hellēnĭ́ō		Ἑλληνῐ́ους Hellēnĭ́ous	Ἑλληνῐ́ᾱς Hellēnĭ́ās	Ἑλλήνῐᾰ Hellḗnĭă
Vocative		Ἑλλήνῐε Hellḗnĭe	Ἑλληνῐ́ᾱ Hellēnĭ́ā	Ἑλλήνῐον Hellḗnĭon		Ἑλληνῐ́ω Hellēnĭ́ō	Ἑλληνῐ́ᾱ Hellēnĭ́ā	Ἑλληνῐ́ω Hellēnĭ́ō		Ἑλλήνῐοι Hellḗnĭoi	Ἑλλήνῐαι Hellḗnĭai	Ἑλλήνῐᾰ Hellḗnĭă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		Ἑλληνῐ́ως Hellēnĭ́ōs				Ἑλληνῐώτερος Hellēnĭṓteros				Ἑλληνῐώτᾰτος Hellēnĭṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

• Ἑλληνῐκός (Hellēnĭkós)

Derived terms

• Ἑλλήνῐον (Hellḗnĭon, “Hellenion”)
• Ἑλληνῐ́ᾱ (Hellēnĭ́ā, “Greece”)

References

• “Ἑλλήνιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Ἑλλήνιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Ἑλλήνιος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)