Βύβλος

See also: βύβλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋 (gbl /⁠gebal⁠/), from Canaanite G-B-L (Gubla).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Βῠ́βλος • (Bŭ́blos) f (genitive Βῠ́βλου); second declension

  1. Byblos (a port city in Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon)

Inflection

Second declension of ἡ Βῠ́βλος; τῆς Βῠ́βλου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Βῠ́βλος
hē Bŭ́blos
Genitive τῆς Βῠ́βλου
tês Bŭ́blou
Dative τῇ Βῠ́βλῳ
tēî Bŭ́blōi
Accusative τὴν Βῠ́βλον
tḕn Bŭ́blon
Vocative Βῠ́βλε
Bŭ́ble
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: Βύβλος (Vývlos)
  • → Latin: Byblus, Byblos

References

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