δῆλος

See also: Δήλος and Δῆλος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

δέελος (déelos) — Epic

Etymology

According to Beekes and LIV, from Proto-Indo-European *deyh₂- (“to light up, shine”), and related to δέατο (déato, “seemed”). Compare Sanskrit दीप् (dīp, “to blaze, glow”), and see there for more cognates.^[1]

Another theory derives the word from Proto-Indo-European *dyew- (“heaven, sky; to shine”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dɛ̂ː.los/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈde̝.los/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈði.los/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈði.los/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈði.los/

Hyphenation: δῆ‧λος

Adjective

δῆλος • (dêlos) m (feminine δήλη, neuter δῆλον); first/second declension

visible
conspicuous
manifest
(Septuagint, plural form) the Urim

Inflection

First and second declension of δῆλος; δήλη; δῆλον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	δῆλος dêlos	δήλη dḗlē	δῆλον dêlon	δήλω dḗlō	δήλᾱ dḗlā	δήλω dḗlō	δῆλοι dêloi	δῆλαι dêlai	δῆλᾰ dêlă
Genitive	δήλου dḗlou	δήλης dḗlēs	δήλου dḗlou	δήλοιν dḗloin	δήλαιν dḗlain	δήλοιν dḗloin	δήλων dḗlōn	δήλων dḗlōn	δήλων dḗlōn
Dative	δήλῳ dḗlōi	δήλῃ dḗlēi	δήλῳ dḗlōi	δήλοιν dḗloin	δήλαιν dḗlain	δήλοιν dḗloin	δήλοις dḗlois	δήλαις dḗlais	δήλοις dḗlois
Accusative	δῆλον dêlon	δήλην dḗlēn	δῆλον dêlon	δήλω dḗlō	δήλᾱ dḗlā	δήλω dḗlō	δήλους dḗlous	δήλᾱς dḗlās	δῆλᾰ dêlă
Vocative	δῆλε dêle	δήλη dḗlē	δῆλον dêlon	δήλω dḗlō	δήλᾱ dḗlā	δήλω dḗlō	δῆλοι dêloi	δῆλαι dêlai	δῆλᾰ dêlă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	δήλως dḗlōs			δηλότερος dēlóteros			δηλότᾰτος dēlótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

δηλόω (dēlóō, “to make manifest, to be clear or plain”)
δῆλον ποιέω (dêlon poiéō, “to give away, reveal, expose”)

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “δῆλος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 324

“δῆλος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“δῆλος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
δῆλος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
δῆλος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
δῆλος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
G1212 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- apparent idem, page 34.
- certain idem, page 122.
- clear idem, page 136.
- conspicuous idem, page 164.
- delos idem, page 209.
- discernible idem, page 229.
- distinct idem, page 241.
- evident idem, page 285.
- manifest idem, page 511.
- noticeable idem, page 562.
- observable idem, page 567.
- obvious idem, page 568.
- patent idem, page 598.
- plain idem, page 616.
- traceable idem, page 885.
- transparent idem, page 889.
- undisguised idem, page 914.
- unmistakable idem, page 925.
- visible idem, page 954.

[1] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “δῆλος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 324

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