βελτίων

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

βέλτερος (bélteros)
βεντίων (bentíōn) — Doric
βέντερος (bénteros) — Doric

Etymology

Analyzable as Proto-Indo-European *bel- (“strong”) (perhaps via an unattested *βελτός (*beltós, “desired”), per Seiler) + -ίων (-íōn). Cognates include Sanskrit बल (bala), Latin dēbilis, and Old Church Slavonic бол҄ии (bolʹii).^[1]

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bel.tǐː.ɔːn/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /belˈti.on/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /βelˈti.on/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /velˈti.on/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /velˈti.on/

Adjective

βελτῑ́ων • (beltī́ōn) m or f (neuter βέλτῑον); third declension

comparative degree of ἀγαθός (agathós): better

Declension

Third declension of βελτῑ́ων; βέλτῑον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	βελτῑ́ων beltī́ōn	βέλτῑον béltīon	βελτῑ́ονε beltī́one	βελτῑ́ονε beltī́one	βελτῑ́ονες / βελτῑ́ους beltī́ones / beltī́ous	βελτῑ́ονᾰ / βελτῑ́ω beltī́onă / beltī́ō
Genitive	βελτῑ́ονος beltī́onos	βελτῑ́ονος beltī́onos	βελτῑόνοιν beltīónoin	βελτῑόνοιν beltīónoin	βελτῑόνων beltīónōn	βελτῑόνων beltīónōn
Dative	βελτῑ́ονῐ beltī́onĭ	βελτῑ́ονῐ beltī́onĭ	βελτῑόνοιν beltīónoin	βελτῑόνοιν beltīónoin	βελτῑ́οσῐ / βελτῑ́οσῐν beltī́osĭ(n)	βελτῑ́οσῐ / βελτῑ́οσῐν beltī́osĭ(n)
Accusative	βελτῑ́ονᾰ / βελτῑ́ω beltī́onă / beltī́ō	βέλτῑον béltīon	βελτῑ́ονε beltī́one	βελτῑ́ονε beltī́one	βελτῑ́ονᾰς / βελτῑ́ους beltī́onăs / beltī́ous	βελτῑ́ονᾰ / βελτῑ́ω beltī́onă / beltī́ō
Vocative	βέλτῑον béltīon	βέλτῑον béltīon	βελτῑ́ονε beltī́one	βελτῑ́ονε beltī́one	βελτῑ́ονες / βελτῑ́ους beltī́ones / beltī́ous	βελτῑ́ονᾰ / βελτῑ́ω beltī́onă / beltī́ō
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	βελτῑόνως beltīónōs		—		—
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of βεντῑ́ων; βέντῑον (Doric)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	βεντῑ́ων bentī́ōn	βέντῑον béntīon	βεντῑ́ονε bentī́one	βεντῑ́ονε bentī́one	βεντῑ́ονες bentī́ones	βεντῑ́ονᾰ bentī́onă
Genitive	βεντῑ́ονος bentī́onos	βεντῑ́ονος bentī́onos	βεντῑόνοιν bentīónoin	βεντῑόνοιν bentīónoin	βεντῑόνων bentīónōn	βεντῑόνων bentīónōn
Dative	βεντῑ́ονῐ bentī́onĭ	βεντῑ́ονῐ bentī́onĭ	βεντῑόνοιν bentīónoin	βεντῑόνοιν bentīónoin	βεντῑόνεσσῐ / βεντῑόνεσσῐν bentīónessĭ(n)	βεντῑόνεσσῐ / βεντῑόνεσσῐν bentīónessĭ(n)
Accusative	βεντῑ́ονᾰ bentī́onă	βέντῑον béntīon	βεντῑ́ονε bentī́one	βεντῑ́ονε bentī́one	βεντῑ́ονᾰς bentī́onăs	βεντῑ́ονᾰ bentī́onă
Vocative	βέντῑον béntīon	βέντῑον béntīon	βεντῑ́ονε bentī́one	βεντῑ́ονε bentī́one	βεντῑ́ονες bentī́ones	βεντῑ́ονᾰ bentī́onă
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

βελτιόω (beltióō, “to improve”)

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “βέλτερος (> VAR βελτίων)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 210