Ζεύς

See also: Ζευς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Proto-Hellenic *Dzéus, related to Mycenaean Greek 𐀇𐀺 (di-wo /⁠diwos⁠/); from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws. Cognate with Sanskrit द्यु (dyú), Latin Iovis (and *Iu- in Iuppiter), Old English Tīw, Hittite 𒅆𒍑 (sius).

    Pronunciation

     

    Proper noun

    Ζεύς • (Zeús) m (genitive Διός); third declension

    1. (Greek mythology) Zeus
      Παῦε λέγων, μὰ τὸν Δία
      Paûe légōn, mà tòn Día
      Stop talking, by Zeus
      • 6th century BC, Theognis of Megara, Elegies 1. :
        Ὦ ᾰ̓νᾰ, Λητοῦς υἱέ, Δῐὸς τέκος
        Ô ănă, Lētoûs huié, Dĭòs tékos
        Oh Lord! Oh son of Leto! Oh child of Zeus!
    2. a name of the emperors of Rome
    3. referring to other gods, such as Amun, Baal, Ahura Mazda
      1. (with καταχθόνιος (katakhthónios) or χθόνιος (khthónios)) = Hades

    Declension

    Irregular declension of ὁ Ζεύς; τοῦ Δῐός (Attic)
    Case / # Singular
    Nominative ὁ Ζεύς
    ho Zeús
    Genitive τοῦ Δῐός / Ζηνός
    toû Dĭós / Zēnós
    Dative τῷ Δῐῐ́ / Ζηνῐ́
    tōî Dĭĭ́ / Zēnĭ́
    Accusative τὸν Δῐ́ᾰ / Ζῆνᾰ
    tòn Dĭ́ă / Zênă
    Vocative Ζεῦ
    Zeû
    Notes:
    • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
    • Forms in Ζην- are poetic.

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