ὀποβαλσάμινος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ὀποβᾰ́λσᾰμον (opobắlsămon, “balm of Gilead”) +‎ -ῐνος (-ĭnos).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /o.po.bal.sá.mi.nos/ → /o.po.βalˈsa.mi.nos/ → /o.po.valˈsa.mi.nos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /o.po.bal.sá.mi.nos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /o.po.balˈsa.mi.nos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /o.po.βalˈsa.mi.nos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /o.po.valˈsa.mi.nos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /o.po.valˈsa.mi.nos/

Adjective

ὀποβᾰλσᾰ́μῐνος • (opobălsắmĭnos) m (feminine ὀποβᾰλσᾰμῐ́νη, neuter ὀποβᾰλσᾰ́μῐνον); first/second declension

1. of the Arabian balsam tree

Inflection

First and second declension of ὀποβᾰλσᾰ́μῐνος; ὀποβᾰλσᾰμῐ́νη; ὀποβᾰλσᾰ́μῐνον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ὀποβᾰλσᾰ́μῐνος opobălsắmĭnos	ὀποβᾰλσᾰμῐ́νη opobălsămĭ́nē	ὀποβᾰλσᾰ́μῐνον opobălsắmĭnon		ὀποβᾰλσᾰμῐ́νω opobălsămĭ́nō	ὀποβᾰλσᾰμῐ́νᾱ opobălsămĭ́nā	ὀποβᾰλσᾰμῐ́νω opobălsămĭ́nō		ὀποβᾰλσᾰ́μῐνοι opobălsắmĭnoi	ὀποβᾰλσᾰ́μῐναι opobălsắmĭnai	ὀποβᾰλσᾰ́μῐνᾰ opobălsắmĭnă
Genitive		ὀποβᾰλσᾰμῐ́νου opobălsămĭ́nou	ὀποβᾰλσᾰμῐ́νης opobălsămĭ́nēs	ὀποβᾰλσᾰμῐ́νου opobălsămĭ́nou		ὀποβᾰλσᾰμῐ́νοιν opobălsămĭ́noin	ὀποβᾰλσᾰμῐ́ναιν opobălsămĭ́nain	ὀποβᾰλσᾰμῐ́νοιν opobălsămĭ́noin		ὀποβᾰλσᾰμῐ́νων opobălsămĭ́nōn	ὀποβᾰλσᾰμῐ́νων opobălsămĭ́nōn	ὀποβᾰλσᾰμῐ́νων opobălsămĭ́nōn
Dative		ὀποβᾰλσᾰμῐ́νῳ opobălsămĭ́nōi	ὀποβᾰλσᾰμῐ́νῃ opobălsămĭ́nēi	ὀποβᾰλσᾰμῐ́νῳ opobălsămĭ́nōi		ὀποβᾰλσᾰμῐ́νοιν opobălsămĭ́noin	ὀποβᾰλσᾰμῐ́ναιν opobălsămĭ́nain	ὀποβᾰλσᾰμῐ́νοιν opobălsămĭ́noin		ὀποβᾰλσᾰμῐ́νοις opobălsămĭ́nois	ὀποβᾰλσᾰμῐ́ναις opobălsămĭ́nais	ὀποβᾰλσᾰμῐ́νοις opobălsămĭ́nois
Accusative		ὀποβᾰλσᾰ́μῐνον opobălsắmĭnon	ὀποβᾰλσᾰμῐ́νην opobălsămĭ́nēn	ὀποβᾰλσᾰ́μῐνον opobălsắmĭnon		ὀποβᾰλσᾰμῐ́νω opobălsămĭ́nō	ὀποβᾰλσᾰμῐ́νᾱ opobălsămĭ́nā	ὀποβᾰλσᾰμῐ́νω opobălsămĭ́nō		ὀποβᾰλσᾰμῐ́νους opobălsămĭ́nous	ὀποβᾰλσᾰμῐ́νᾱς opobălsămĭ́nās	ὀποβᾰλσᾰ́μῐνᾰ opobălsắmĭnă
Vocative		ὀποβᾰλσᾰ́μῐνε opobălsắmĭne	ὀποβᾰλσᾰμῐ́νη opobălsămĭ́nē	ὀποβᾰλσᾰ́μῐνον opobălsắmĭnon		ὀποβᾰλσᾰμῐ́νω opobălsămĭ́nō	ὀποβᾰλσᾰμῐ́νᾱ opobălsămĭ́nā	ὀποβᾰλσᾰμῐ́νω opobălsămĭ́nō		ὀποβᾰλσᾰ́μῐνοι opobălsắmĭnoi	ὀποβᾰλσᾰ́μῐναι opobălsắmĭnai	ὀποβᾰλσᾰ́μῐνᾰ opobălsắmĭnă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ὀποβᾰλσᾰμῐ́νως opobălsămĭ́nōs				ὀποβᾰλσᾰμῐνώτερος opobălsămĭnṓteros				ὀποβᾰλσᾰμῐνώτᾰτος opobălsămĭnṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

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