ἡρώϊος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἥρως (hḗrōs, “warrior, hero”) +‎ -ιος (-ios, adjective suffix)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /hɛː.rɔ̌ː.i.os/ → /iˈro.i.os/ → /iˈro.i.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hɛː.rɔ̌ː.i.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)e̝ˈro.i.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /iˈro.i.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /iˈro.i.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /iˈro.i.os/

Adjective

ἡρώϊος • (hērṓïos) m (feminine ἡρωΐα, neuter ἡρώϊον); first/second declension (Doric, only in Pindar)

1. of or concerning heroes

Inflection

First and second declension of ἡρώϊος; ἡρωΐᾱ; ἡρώϊον (Doric)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἡρώϊος hērṓïos	ἡρωΐᾱ hērōḯā	ἡρώϊον hērṓïon		ἡρωΐω hērōḯō	ἡρωΐᾱ hērōḯā	ἡρωΐω hērōḯō		ἡρώϊοι hērṓïoi	ἡρώϊαι hērṓïai	ἡρώϊᾰ hērṓïa
Genitive		ἡρωΐοιο hērōḯoio	ἡρωΐᾱς hērōḯās	ἡρωΐοιο hērōḯoio		ἡρωΐοιν hērōḯoin	ἡρωΐαιν hērōḯain	ἡρωΐοιν hērōḯoin		ἡρωΐων hērōḯōn	ἡρωϊᾶν hērōïân	ἡρωΐων hērōḯōn
Dative		ἡρωΐῳ hērōḯōi	ἡρωΐᾳ hērōḯāi	ἡρωΐῳ hērōḯōi		ἡρωΐοιν hērōḯoin	ἡρωΐαιν hērōḯain	ἡρωΐοιν hērōḯoin		ἡρωΐοις hērōḯois	ἡρωΐαις hērōḯais	ἡρωΐοις hērōḯois
Accusative		ἡρώϊον hērṓïon	ἡρωΐᾱν hērōḯān	ἡρώϊον hērṓïon		ἡρωΐω hērōḯō	ἡρωΐᾱ hērōḯā	ἡρωΐω hērōḯō		ἡρωΐους hērōḯous	ἡρωΐᾱς hērōḯās	ἡρώϊᾰ hērṓïa
Vocative		ἡρώϊε hērṓïe	ἡρωΐᾱ hērōḯā	ἡρώϊον hērṓïon		ἡρωΐω hērōḯō	ἡρωΐᾱ hērōḯā	ἡρωΐω hērōḯō		ἡρώϊοι hērṓïoi	ἡρώϊαι hērṓïai	ἡρώϊᾰ hērṓïa
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Synonyms

• ἡρώϊκος (hērṓïkos)

References

• Slater
• “ἡρώιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press