ὀποβάλσαμον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ὀποπᾰ́λσᾰμον (opopắlsămon)

Etymology

Compound of ὀπός (opós, “plant juice”) +‎ βᾰ́λσᾰμον (bắlsămon, “balm”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /o.po.bál.sa.mon/ → /o.poˈβal.sa.mon/ → /o.poˈval.sa.mon/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /o.po.bál.sa.mon/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /o.poˈbal.sa.mon/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /o.poˈβal.sa.mon/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /o.poˈval.sa.mon/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /o.poˈval.sa.mon/

Noun

ὀποβᾰ́λσᾰμον • (opobắlsămon) n (genitive ὀποβᾰλσᾰμου); second declension

1. juice of the Arabian balsam tree, balm of Gilead

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ ὀποβᾰ́λσᾰμον; τοῦ ὀποβᾰλσᾰ́μου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ὀποβᾰ́λσᾰμον tò opobắlsămon	τὼ ὀποβᾰλσᾰ́μω tṑ opobălsắmō	τᾰ̀ ὀποβᾰ́λσᾰμᾰ tằ opobắlsămă
Genitive	τοῦ ὀποβᾰλσᾰ́μου toû opobălsắmou	τοῖν ὀποβᾰλσᾰ́μοιν toîn opobălsắmoin	τῶν ὀποβᾰλσᾰ́μων tôn opobălsắmōn
Dative	τῷ ὀποβᾰλσᾰ́μῳ tôi opobălsắmōi	τοῖν ὀποβᾰλσᾰ́μοιν toîn opobălsắmoin	τοῖς ὀποβᾰλσᾰ́μοις toîs opobălsắmois
Accusative	τὸ ὀποβᾰ́λσᾰμον tò opobắlsămon	τὼ ὀποβᾰλσᾰ́μω tṑ opobălsắmō	τᾰ̀ ὀποβᾰ́λσᾰμᾰ tằ opobắlsămă
Vocative	ὀποβᾰ́λσᾰμον opobắlsămon	ὀποβᾰλσᾰ́μω opobălsắmō	ὀποβᾰ́λσᾰμᾰ opobắlsămă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• ὀποβᾰλσᾰ́μῐνος (opobălsắmĭnos)

Further reading

• “ὀποβάλσαμον”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ὀποβάλσαμον in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette