βδέλλιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Possibly from Hebrew בְּדֹלַח (bəḏṓlaḥ), cognate with Akkadian 𒁉𒁺𒌨𒄷 (bidurḫu). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. The reverse hypothesis is at the Hebrew entry.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bdél.li.on/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈbdel.li.on/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈβðel.li.on/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈvðel.li.on/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈvðe.li.on/

Noun

βδέλλῐον • (bdéllĭon) n (genitive βδελλῐ́ου); second declension

bdellium, an aromatic gum obtained from Commiphora africana
Synonyms: βλόχον (blókhon), μᾰ́λδᾰκον (mắldăkon)

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ βδέλλῐον; τοῦ βδελλῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ βδέλλῐον tò bdéllĭon	τὼ βδελλῐ́ω tṑ bdellĭ́ō	τᾰ̀ βδέλλῐᾰ tằ bdéllĭă
Genitive	τοῦ βδελλῐ́ου toû bdellĭ́ou	τοῖν βδελλῐ́οιν toîn bdellĭ́oin	τῶν βδελλῐ́ων tôn bdellĭ́ōn
Dative	τῷ βδελλῐ́ῳ tōî bdellĭ́ōi	τοῖν βδελλῐ́οιν toîn bdellĭ́oin	τοῖς βδελλῐ́οις toîs bdellĭ́ois
Accusative	τὸ βδέλλῐον tò bdéllĭon	τὼ βδελλῐ́ω tṑ bdellĭ́ō	τᾰ̀ βδέλλῐᾰ tằ bdéllĭă
Vocative	βδέλλῐον bdéllĭon	βδελλῐ́ω bdellĭ́ō	βδέλλῐᾰ bdéllĭă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

→ Latin: bdellium