Αἴας
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From earlier Αἴϝᾱς (Aíwās) of uncertain further origin, compare Etruscan 𐌀𐌉𐌅𐌀𐌔 (aivas).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ǎi̯.aːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.as/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.as/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈe.as/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈe.as/
Proper noun
Αἴᾱς • (Aíās) m (genitive Αἴᾰντος); third declension
- a male given name, equivalent to English Ajax
- Διονύσιος ὁ Θρᾷξ (Dionysius Thrax 170‑90 BCE), Τέχνη Γραμματική §14 (The Art of Grammar, §14) English translation (1874) by Thomas Davidson
- Ὁμώνυμον δέ ἐστιν ὄνομα τὸ κατὰ πολλῶν ὁμωνύμως τιθέμενον, οἷον ἐπὶ μὲν κυρίων, ὡς Αἴας ὁ Τελαμώνιος καὶ Αἴας ὁ Ἰλέως
- Homṓnumon dé estin ónoma tò katà pollôn homōnúmōs tithémenon, hoîon epì mèn kuríōn, hōs Aías ho Telamṓnios kaì Aías ho Iléōs
- A Homonym is a noun predicated homonymously of many things, as of proper nouns, e.g. Telamonian Aias, Oïlean Aias
- They are: Aias, son of Telamon, ruler of Salamis and Aias, son of Oileus, ruler of Locris
- Διονύσιος ὁ Θρᾷξ (Dionysius Thrax 170‑90 BCE), Τέχνη Γραμματική §14 (The Art of Grammar, §14) English translation (1874) by Thomas Davidson
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ Αἴᾱς ho Aíās |
τὼ Αἴᾰντε tṑ Aíănte |
οἱ Αἴᾰντες hoi Aíăntes | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Αἴᾰντος toû Aíăntos |
τοῖν Αἰᾰ́ντοιν toîn Aiắntoin |
τῶν Αἰᾰ́ντων tôn Aiắntōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Αἴᾰντῐ tōî Aíăntĭ |
τοῖν Αἰᾰ́ντοιν toîn Aiắntoin |
τοῖς Αἴᾱσῐ / Αἴᾱσῐν toîs Aíāsĭ(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Αἴᾰντᾰ tòn Aíăntă |
τὼ Αἴᾰντε tṑ Aíănte |
τοὺς Αἴᾰντᾰς toùs Aíăntăs | ||||||||||
| Vocative | Αἶᾰν Aîăn |
Αἴᾰντε Aíănte |
Αἴᾰντες Aíăntes | ||||||||||
| Notes: |
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| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Αἴᾱς Aíās |
Αἴᾰντε Aíănte |
Αἴᾰντες Aíăntes | ||||||||||
| Genitive | Αἴᾰντος Aíăntos |
Αἰᾰ́ντοιν / Αἰᾰ́ντοιῐν Aiắntoi(ĭ)n |
Αἰᾰ́ντων Aiắntōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | Αἴᾰντῐ Aíăntĭ |
Αἰᾰ́ντοιν / Αἰᾰ́ντοιῐν Aiắntoi(ĭ)n |
Αἴᾱσῐ / Αἴᾱσῐν / Αἰᾰ́ντεσσῐ / Αἰᾰ́ντεσσῐν / Αἰᾰ́ντεσῐ / Αἰᾰ́ντεσῐν Aíāsĭ(n) / Aiắntessĭ(n) / Aiắntesĭ(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | Αἴᾰντᾰ Aíăntă |
Αἴᾰντε Aíănte |
Αἴᾰντᾰς Aíăntăs | ||||||||||
| Vocative | Αἶᾰν Aîăn |
Αἴᾰντε Aíănte |
Αἴᾰντες Aíăntes | ||||||||||
| Notes: |
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Descendants
Further reading
- “Αἴας”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Αἴας”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “Αἴας”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- Αἴας in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
- “Αἴας”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,000