Διὸς ἐγκέφαλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Literally, “Zeus' brain”.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /di.òs eŋ.ké.pʰa.los/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /diˈos eŋˈke.pʰa.los/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðiˈos eɲˈɟe.ɸa.los/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðiˈos eɲˈɟe.fa.los/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðiˈos eɲˈɟe.fa.los/

Noun

Δῐὸς ἐγκέφᾰλος • (Dĭòs enképhălos) m (genitive Δῐὸς ἐγκεφᾰ́λου); second declension

(figuratively) rare and costly food
- 250 CE – 350 CE, Athenaeus, Deipnosophistae 14.50@scaife.perseus.org

Further reading

ἐγκέφαλος, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011