βένθος

Ancient Greek

Poetic form of βάθος (báthos, “depth”).^[1]

βένθος • (bénthos) n (genitive βένθους or βένθεος); third declension

Third declension of τὸ βένθος; τοῦ βένθους (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ βένθος tò bénthos	τὼ βένθει tṑ bénthei	τᾰ̀ βένθη tằ bénthē
Genitive	τοῦ βένθους toû bénthous	τοῖν βενθοῖν toîn benthoîn	τῶν βενθῶν tôn benthôn
Dative	τῷ βένθει tōî bénthei	τοῖν βενθοῖν toîn benthoîn	τοῖς βένθεσῐ / βένθεσῐν toîs bénthesĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸ βένθος tò bénthos	τὼ βένθει tṑ bénthei	τᾰ̀ βένθη tằ bénthē
Vocative	βένθος bénthos	βένθει bénthei	βένθη bénthē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of βένθος; βένθεος (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	βένθος bénthos	βένθει / βένθεε bénthei / bénthee	βένθεᾰ béntheă
Genitive	βένθεος / βένθευς béntheos / béntheus	βενθέοιν benthéoin	βενθέων benthéōn
Dative	βένθει / βένθεῐ̈ bénthei / béntheĭ̈	βενθέοιν benthéoin	βένθεσῐ / βένθεσῐν bénthesĭ(n)
Accusative	βένθος bénthos	βένθει / βένθεε bénthei / bénthee	βένθεᾰ béntheă
Vocative	βένθος bénthos	βένθει / βένθεε bénthei / bénthee	βένθεᾰ béntheă
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “βένθος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 211