δοτός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dh₃tós (“given”). By surface analysis, the root of δίδωμι (dídōmi) +‎ -τός (-tós).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /do.tós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /doˈtos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðoˈtos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðoˈtos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðoˈtos/

Adjective

δοτός • (dotós) m (feminine δοτή, neuter δοτόν); first/second declension

granted
that may or must be granted
(nominalized, neuter) gift

Declension

First and second declension of δοτός; δοτή; δοτόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	δοτός dotós	δοτή dotḗ	δοτόν dotón	δοτώ dotṓ	δοτᾱ́ dotā́	δοτώ dotṓ	δοτοί dotoí	δοταί dotaí	δοτᾰ́ dotắ
Genitive	δοτοῦ dotoû	δοτῆς dotês	δοτοῦ dotoû	δοτοῖν dotoîn	δοταῖν dotaîn	δοτοῖν dotoîn	δοτῶν dotôn	δοτῶν dotôn	δοτῶν dotôn
Dative	δοτῷ dotōî	δοτῇ dotēî	δοτῷ dotōî	δοτοῖν dotoîn	δοταῖν dotaîn	δοτοῖν dotoîn	δοτοῖς dotoîs	δοταῖς dotaîs	δοτοῖς dotoîs
Accusative	δοτόν dotón	δοτήν dotḗn	δοτόν dotón	δοτώ dotṓ	δοτᾱ́ dotā́	δοτώ dotṓ	δοτούς dotoús	δοτᾱ́ς dotā́s	δοτᾰ́ dotắ
Vocative	δοτέ doté	δοτή dotḗ	δοτόν dotón	δοτώ dotṓ	δοτᾱ́ dotā́	δοτώ dotṓ	δοτοί dotoí	δοταί dotaí	δοτᾰ́ dotắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	δοτῶς dotôs			δοτώτερος dotṓteros			δοτώτᾰτος dotṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Quotations

300 BCE – 200 BCE, 1 Samuel 1.11:
καὶ ηὔξατο εὐχὴν Κυρίῳ λέγουσα· Ἀδωναΐ Κύριε Ἐλωὲ Σαβαώθ, ἐὰν ἐπιβλέπων ἐπιβλέψῃς ἐπὶ τὴν ταπείνωσιν τῆς δούλης σου καὶ μνησθῇς μου καὶ δῷς τῇ δούλῃ σου σπέρμα ἀνδρῶν, καὶ δώσω αὐτὸν ἐνώπιόν σου δοτὸν ἕως ἡμέρας θανάτου αὐτοῦ, καὶ οἶνον καὶ μέθυσμα οὐ πίεται, καὶ σίδηρος οὐκ ἀναβήσεται ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ.
kaì ēúxato eukhḕn Kuríōi légousa; Adōnaḯ Kúrie Elōè Sabaṓth, eàn epiblépōn epiblépsēis epì tḕn tapeínōsin tês doúlēs sou kaì mnēsthēîs mou kaì dōîs tēî doúlēi sou spérma andrôn, kaì dṓsō autòn enṓpión sou dotòn héōs hēméras thanátou autoû, kaì oînon kaì méthusma ou píetai, kaì sídēros ouk anabḗsetai epì tḕn kephalḕn autoû.
- Translation by Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton
  And she vowed a vow to the Lord, saying, O Lord God of Sabaoth, if thou welt indeed look upon the humiliation of thine handmaid, and remember me, and give to thine handmaid a man-child, then will I indeed dedicate him to thee till the day of his death; and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink, and no razor shall come upon his head.
  (literally, “ […] and I will give him before you as a gift until the day of his death […] ”)

Derived terms

Διόδοτος (Diódotos)
ἔκδοτος (ékdotos)
Ἡρόδοτος (Hēródotos)
Θεοδοσία (Theodosía)
χειρόδοτος (kheiródotos)