δαιμόνιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δαίμων (daímōn, “god, divine power, evil spirit”) +‎ -ῐος (-ĭos, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dai̯.mó.ni.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /dɛˈmo.ni.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðɛˈmo.ni.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðeˈmo.ni.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðeˈmo.ni.os/

Adjective

δαιμόνῐος • (daimónĭos) m (feminine δαιμονῐ́ᾱ, neuter δαιμόνῐον); first/second declension

(Christianity) proceeding from an evil spirit, demon, see cacodemon.
(Homeric) strange, extraordinary, inscrutable; that is, resembling a δαίμων
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 1.561:
  δαιμονίη αἰεὶ μὲν ὀΐεαι οὐδέ σε λήθω
  daimoníē aieì mèn oḯeai oudé se lḗthō
  Strange one, you are ever suspecting, nor can I escape your attention
proceeding from a deity, heaven-sent, divine, miraculous, marvelous
1. superhuman (said of strength, wisdom, etc.)
  - 458 CE – 538 CE, Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 7

Inflection

First and second declension of δαιμόνῐος; δαιμονῐ́ᾱ; δαιμόνῐον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	δαιμόνῐος daimónĭos	δαιμονῐ́ᾱ daimonĭ́ā	δαιμόνῐον daimónĭon	δαιμονῐ́ω daimonĭ́ō	δαιμονῐ́ᾱ daimonĭ́ā	δαιμονῐ́ω daimonĭ́ō	δαιμόνῐοι daimónĭoi	δαιμόνῐαι daimónĭai	δαιμόνῐᾰ daimónĭă
Genitive	δαιμονῐ́ου daimonĭ́ou	δαιμονῐ́ᾱς daimonĭ́ās	δαιμονῐ́ου daimonĭ́ou	δαιμονῐ́οιν daimonĭ́oin	δαιμονῐ́αιν daimonĭ́ain	δαιμονῐ́οιν daimonĭ́oin	δαιμονῐ́ων daimonĭ́ōn	δαιμονῐ́ων daimonĭ́ōn	δαιμονῐ́ων daimonĭ́ōn
Dative	δαιμονῐ́ῳ daimonĭ́ōi	δαιμονῐ́ᾳ daimonĭ́āi	δαιμονῐ́ῳ daimonĭ́ōi	δαιμονῐ́οιν daimonĭ́oin	δαιμονῐ́αιν daimonĭ́ain	δαιμονῐ́οιν daimonĭ́oin	δαιμονῐ́οις daimonĭ́ois	δαιμονῐ́αις daimonĭ́ais	δαιμονῐ́οις daimonĭ́ois
Accusative	δαιμόνῐον daimónĭon	δαιμονῐ́ᾱν daimonĭ́ān	δαιμόνῐον daimónĭon	δαιμονῐ́ω daimonĭ́ō	δαιμονῐ́ᾱ daimonĭ́ā	δαιμονῐ́ω daimonĭ́ō	δαιμονῐ́ους daimonĭ́ous	δαιμονῐ́ᾱς daimonĭ́ās	δαιμόνῐᾰ daimónĭă
Vocative	δαιμόνῐε daimónĭe	δαιμονῐ́ᾱ daimonĭ́ā	δαιμόνῐον daimónĭon	δαιμονῐ́ω daimonĭ́ō	δαιμονῐ́ᾱ daimonĭ́ā	δαιμονῐ́ω daimonĭ́ō	δαιμόνῐοι daimónĭoi	δαιμόνῐαι daimónĭai	δαιμόνῐᾰ daimónĭă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	δαιμονῐ́ως daimonĭ́ōs			δαιμονῐώτερος daimonĭṓteros			δαιμονῐώτᾰτος daimonĭṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of δαιμόνῐος; δαιμονῐ́η; δαιμόνῐον (Epic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	δαιμόνῐος daimónĭos	δαιμονῐ́η daimonĭ́ē	δαιμόνῐον daimónĭon	δαιμονῐ́ω daimonĭ́ō	δαιμονῐ́ᾱ daimonĭ́ā	δαιμονῐ́ω daimonĭ́ō	δαιμόνῐοι daimónĭoi	δαιμόνῐαι daimónĭai	δαιμόνῐᾰ daimónĭă
Genitive	δαιμονῐ́ου / δαιμονῐοῖο / δαιμονῐ́οιο / δαιμονῐόο / δαιμονῐ́οο daimonĭ́ou / daimonĭoîo / daimonĭ́oio / daimonĭóo / daimonĭ́oo	δαιμονῐ́ης daimonĭ́ēs	δαιμονῐ́ου / δαιμονῐοῖο / δαιμονῐ́οιο / δαιμονῐόο / δαιμονῐ́οο daimonĭ́ou / daimonĭoîo / daimonĭ́oio / daimonĭóo / daimonĭ́oo	δαιμονῐ́οιν / δαιμονῐ́οιῐν daimonĭ́oi(ĭ)n	δαιμονῐ́αιν / δαιμονῐ́αιῐν / δαιμονῐ́ῃῐν daimonĭ́ai(ĭ)n / daimonĭ́ēiĭn	δαιμονῐ́οιν / δαιμονῐ́οιῐν daimonĭ́oi(ĭ)n	δαιμονῐ́ων daimonĭ́ōn	δαιμονῐᾱ́ων / δαιμονῐέ͜ων / δαιμονῐῶν daimonĭā́ōn / daimonĭé͜ōn / daimonĭôn	δαιμονῐ́ων daimonĭ́ōn
Dative	δαιμονῐ́ῳ daimonĭ́ōi	δαιμονῐ́ῃ daimonĭ́ēi	δαιμονῐ́ῳ daimonĭ́ōi	δαιμονῐ́οιν / δαιμονῐ́οιῐν daimonĭ́oi(ĭ)n	δαιμονῐ́αιν / δαιμονῐ́αιῐν / δαιμονῐ́ῃῐν daimonĭ́ai(ĭ)n / daimonĭ́ēiĭn	δαιμονῐ́οιν / δαιμονῐ́οιῐν daimonĭ́oi(ĭ)n	δαιμονῐ́οισῐ / δαιμονῐ́οισῐν / δαιμονῐ́οις daimonĭ́oisĭ(n) / daimonĭ́ois	δαιμονῐ́ῃσῐ / δαιμονῐ́ῃσῐν / δαιμονῐ́ῃς / δαιμονῐ́αις daimonĭ́ēisĭ(n) / daimonĭ́ēis / daimonĭ́ais	δαιμονῐ́οισῐ / δαιμονῐ́οισῐν / δαιμονῐ́οις daimonĭ́oisĭ(n) / daimonĭ́ois
Accusative	δαιμόνῐον daimónĭon	δαιμονῐ́ην daimonĭ́ēn	δαιμόνῐον daimónĭon	δαιμονῐ́ω daimonĭ́ō	δαιμονῐ́ᾱ daimonĭ́ā	δαιμονῐ́ω daimonĭ́ō	δαιμονῐ́ους daimonĭ́ous	δαιμονῐ́ᾱς daimonĭ́ās	δαιμόνῐᾰ daimónĭă
Vocative	δαιμόνῐε daimónĭe	δαιμονῐ́η daimonĭ́ē	δαιμόνῐον daimónĭon	δαιμονῐ́ω daimonĭ́ō	δαιμονῐ́ᾱ daimonĭ́ā	δαιμονῐ́ω daimonĭ́ō	δαιμόνῐοι daimónĭoi	δαιμόνῐαι daimónĭai	δαιμόνῐᾰ daimónĭă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	δαιμονῐ́ως daimonĭ́ōs			δαιμονῐώτερος daimonĭṓteros			δαιμονῐώτᾰτος daimonĭṓtătos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

δαιμόνῐον (daimónĭon)

References

“δαιμόνιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“δαιμόνιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
“δαιμόνιος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
δαιμόνιος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
δαιμόνιος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
δαιμόνιος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
“δαιμόνιος”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
δαιμόνιος in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
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- celestial idem, page 120.
- divine idem, page 244.
- ethereal idem, page 284.
- extraordinary idem, page 297.
- heaven-sent idem, page 393.
- heavenly idem, page 393.
- inexpressible idem, page 436.
- phenomenal idem, page 610.
- portentous idem, page 627.
- prodigious idem, page 644.
- remarkable idem, page 692.
- stupendous idem, page 829.