ἤϊα

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̌ː.i.a/ → /ˈi.i.a/ → /ˈi.i.a/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɛ̌ː.i.a/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈe̝.i.a/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈi.i.a/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈi.i.a/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈi.i.a/

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ἤϊᾰ • (ḗïa)

1. (Epic) first-person singular imperfect indicative of εἶμι (eîmi)

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• ᾖα (êia)

Noun

ἤϊᾰ • (ḗïa) n pl (genitive ἠΐων); second declension (Epic, plural only)

1. provisions for a journey
2. chaff

Declension

Second declension of ἤϊᾰ; ἠΐων (Epic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	ἤϊᾰ ḗïa
Genitive	ἠΐων ēḯōn
Dative	ἠΐοισῐ / ἠΐοισῐν / ἠΐοις ēḯoisi(n) / ēḯois
Accusative	ἤϊᾰ ḗïa
Vocative	ἤϊᾰ ḗïa
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• “ἤϊα”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἤϊα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἤϊα in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ἤϊα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press