Βούδειον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Of obscure, but probably non-Greek origin. Compare the Lycian settlement Βουβών (Boubṓn), thought by Ptolemy, Pliny, and Stephanus to be related to Βούδειον (Boúdeion).^[1]^[2] Also compare Βούθεια (Boútheia), Boutheia, also of Anatolian origin.^[3]

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bǔː.deː.on/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈbu.di.on/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈβu.ði.on/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈvu.ði.on/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈvu.ði.on/

Proper noun

Βούδειον • (Boúdeion) n (genitive Βουδείου); second declension

Budium, Magnesia, Greece

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ Βούδειον; τοῦ Βουδείου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	τὸ Βούδειον tò Boúdeion
Genitive	τοῦ Βουδείου toû Boudeíou
Dative	τῷ Βουδείῳ tōî Boudeíōi
Accusative	τὸ Βούδειον tò Boúdeion
Vocative	Βούδειον Boúdeion
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Βουδιάτης (Boudiátēs)
Βουδιεύς (Boudieús)

Descendants

→ Latin: Būdium

References

“Βούδειον”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
Βούδειον in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
Βούδειον in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)

^ Foss, C.; Mitchell, S. (2000), "Map 65 Lycia - Pisidia", in Talbert, J.A. (ed.), Map-by-Map Directory (PDF), Princeton: Princeton University Press, pp. 998–1012
^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. s. v. Βούβων.
^ The Annual of the British School at Athens. (1963). United Kingdom: MacMillan, p. 65

[1] Foss, C.; Mitchell, S. (2000), "Map 65 Lycia - Pisidia", in Talbert, J.A. (ed.), Map-by-Map Directory (PDF), Princeton: Princeton University Press, pp. 998–1012

[2] Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. s. v. Βούβων.

[3] The Annual of the British School at Athens. (1963). United Kingdom: MacMillan, p. 65

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