Θέστιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From θεός (theós, “god”) and ἐσθίειν (esthíein, “to eat”), (see ἐσθίω (esthíō, “I eat”)) whereas he feeds the gods.

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Θέστῐος • (Théstĭos) m (genitive Θεστῐ́ου); second declension

  1. Thestius

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Θέστῐος; τοῦ Θεστῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Θέστῐος
ho Théstĭos
Genitive τοῦ Θεστῐ́ου
toû Thestĭ́ou
Dative τῷ Θεστῐ́ῳ
tōî Thestĭ́ōi
Accusative τὸν Θέστῐον
tòn Théstĭon
Vocative Θέστῐε
Théstĭe
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: Θέστιος (Théstios)
  • Latin: Thestius

References

  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,027
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