Πιοδάσσης
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Most likely from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀬𑀤𑀲𑀺 (piyadasi), from Sanskrit प्रियदर्शी (priyadarśī, “one who looks with kindness; pleasant”).
Pronunciation
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /pi.oˈdas.se̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /pi.oˈðas.sis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /pi.oˈðas.sis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /pi.oˈða.sis/
Proper noun
Πιοδᾱ́σσης • (Piodā́ssēs) m (genitive Πιοδᾱ́σσου); first declension
- Ashoka
- Circa 258 BCE, from one of the Edicts of Ashoka on the Kandahar Bilingual Rock Inscription:
- δέκα ἐτῶν πληρη[θέντ]ων βασι[λ]εὺς
Πιοδάσσης εὐσέβεια[ν ἔδ]ε[ι]ξεν τοῖς ἀν-
θρώποις, καὶ ἀπὸ τούτου εὐσεβεστέρους
τοὺς ἀνθρώπους ἐποίησεν καὶ πάντα
εὐθηνεῖ κατὰ πᾶσαν γῆν- déka etôn plērē[thént]ōn basi[l]eùs
Piodássēs eusébeia[n éd]e[i]xen toîs an-
thrṓpois, kaì apò toútou eusebestérous
toùs anthrṓpous epoíēsen kaì pánta
euthēneî katà pâsan gên - Ten years [of reign] having been completed, King
Piodasses [Ashoka] made known [the doctrine of] dharma
to men; and from this moment he has made
men more pious, and everything
thrives throughout the whole world.
- déka etôn plērē[thént]ōn basi[l]eùs
- Circa 258 BCE, from one of the Edicts of Ashoka on the Kandahar Bilingual Rock Inscription:
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ Πιοδᾱ́σσης ho Piodā́ssēs | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Πιοδᾱ́σσου toû Piodā́ssou | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Πιοδᾱ́σσῃ tōî Piodā́ssēi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Πιοδᾱ́σσην tòn Piodā́ssēn | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Πιοδᾱ́σση Piodā́ssē | ||||||||||||
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