θεσπέσιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *tʰeh- (the root of θεός (theós)) + *-sp- (zero grade of the root of ἐνέπω (enépō)), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s (“deity”) and *sekʷ- (“to say”) respectively.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰes.pé.si.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tʰesˈpe.si.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /θesˈpe.si.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /θesˈpe.si.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /θesˈpe.si.os/

Adjective

θεσπέσῐος • (thespésĭos) m (feminine θεσπεσίᾱ, neuter θεσπέσῐον); first/second declension

divine
prodigious, vast, wondrous, mighty

Declension

First and second declension of θεσπέσῐος; θεσπεσῐ́ᾱ; θεσπέσῐον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	θεσπέσῐος thespésĭos	θεσπεσῐ́ᾱ thespesĭ́ā	θεσπέσῐον thespésĭon	θεσπεσῐ́ω thespesĭ́ō	θεσπεσῐ́ᾱ thespesĭ́ā	θεσπεσῐ́ω thespesĭ́ō	θεσπέσῐοι thespésĭoi	θεσπέσῐαι thespésĭai	θεσπέσῐᾰ thespésĭă
Genitive	θεσπεσῐ́ου thespesĭ́ou	θεσπεσῐ́ᾱς thespesĭ́ās	θεσπεσῐ́ου thespesĭ́ou	θεσπεσῐ́οιν thespesĭ́oin	θεσπεσῐ́αιν thespesĭ́ain	θεσπεσῐ́οιν thespesĭ́oin	θεσπεσῐ́ων thespesĭ́ōn	θεσπεσῐ́ων thespesĭ́ōn	θεσπεσῐ́ων thespesĭ́ōn
Dative	θεσπεσῐ́ῳ thespesĭ́ōi	θεσπεσῐ́ᾳ thespesĭ́āi	θεσπεσῐ́ῳ thespesĭ́ōi	θεσπεσῐ́οιν thespesĭ́oin	θεσπεσῐ́αιν thespesĭ́ain	θεσπεσῐ́οιν thespesĭ́oin	θεσπεσῐ́οις thespesĭ́ois	θεσπεσῐ́αις thespesĭ́ais	θεσπεσῐ́οις thespesĭ́ois
Accusative	θεσπέσῐον thespésĭon	θεσπεσῐ́ᾱν thespesĭ́ān	θεσπέσῐον thespésĭon	θεσπεσῐ́ω thespesĭ́ō	θεσπεσῐ́ᾱ thespesĭ́ā	θεσπεσῐ́ω thespesĭ́ō	θεσπεσῐ́ους thespesĭ́ous	θεσπεσῐ́ᾱς thespesĭ́ās	θεσπέσῐᾰ thespésĭă
Vocative	θεσπέσῐε thespésĭe	θεσπεσῐ́ᾱ thespesĭ́ā	θεσπέσῐον thespésĭon	θεσπεσῐ́ω thespesĭ́ō	θεσπεσῐ́ᾱ thespesĭ́ā	θεσπεσῐ́ω thespesĭ́ō	θεσπέσῐοι thespésĭoi	θεσπέσῐαι thespésĭai	θεσπέσῐᾰ thespésĭă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	θεσπεσῐ́ως thespesĭ́ōs			θεσπεσῐώτερος thespesĭṓteros			θεσπεσῐώτᾰτος thespesĭṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of θεσπέσῐος; θεσπεσῐ́η; θεσπέσῐον (Epic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	θεσπέσῐος thespésĭos	θεσπεσῐ́η thespesĭ́ē	θεσπέσῐον thespésĭon	θεσπεσῐ́ω thespesĭ́ō	θεσπεσῐ́ᾱ thespesĭ́ā	θεσπεσῐ́ω thespesĭ́ō	θεσπέσῐοι thespésĭoi	θεσπέσῐαι thespésĭai	θεσπέσῐᾰ thespésĭă
Genitive	θεσπεσῐ́ου / θεσπεσῐοῖο / θεσπεσῐ́οιο / θεσπεσῐόο / θεσπεσῐ́οο thespesĭ́ou / thespesĭoîo / thespesĭ́oio / thespesĭóo / thespesĭ́oo	θεσπεσῐ́ης thespesĭ́ēs	θεσπεσῐ́ου / θεσπεσῐοῖο / θεσπεσῐ́οιο / θεσπεσῐόο / θεσπεσῐ́οο thespesĭ́ou / thespesĭoîo / thespesĭ́oio / thespesĭóo / thespesĭ́oo	θεσπεσῐ́οιν / θεσπεσῐ́οιῐν thespesĭ́oi(ĭ)n	θεσπεσῐ́αιν / θεσπεσῐ́αιῐν / θεσπεσῐ́ῃῐν thespesĭ́ai(ĭ)n / thespesĭ́ēiĭn	θεσπεσῐ́οιν / θεσπεσῐ́οιῐν thespesĭ́oi(ĭ)n	θεσπεσῐ́ων thespesĭ́ōn	θεσπεσῐᾱ́ων / θεσπεσῐέ͜ων / θεσπεσῐῶν thespesĭā́ōn / thespesĭé͜ōn / thespesĭôn	θεσπεσῐ́ων thespesĭ́ōn
Dative	θεσπεσῐ́ῳ thespesĭ́ōi	θεσπεσῐ́ῃ thespesĭ́ēi	θεσπεσῐ́ῳ thespesĭ́ōi	θεσπεσῐ́οιν / θεσπεσῐ́οιῐν thespesĭ́oi(ĭ)n	θεσπεσῐ́αιν / θεσπεσῐ́αιῐν / θεσπεσῐ́ῃῐν thespesĭ́ai(ĭ)n / thespesĭ́ēiĭn	θεσπεσῐ́οιν / θεσπεσῐ́οιῐν thespesĭ́oi(ĭ)n	θεσπεσῐ́οισῐ / θεσπεσῐ́οισῐν / θεσπεσῐ́οις thespesĭ́oisĭ(n) / thespesĭ́ois	θεσπεσῐ́ῃσῐ / θεσπεσῐ́ῃσῐν / θεσπεσῐ́ῃς / θεσπεσῐ́αις thespesĭ́ēisĭ(n) / thespesĭ́ēis / thespesĭ́ais	θεσπεσῐ́οισῐ / θεσπεσῐ́οισῐν / θεσπεσῐ́οις thespesĭ́oisĭ(n) / thespesĭ́ois
Accusative	θεσπέσῐον thespésĭon	θεσπεσῐ́ην thespesĭ́ēn	θεσπέσῐον thespésĭon	θεσπεσῐ́ω thespesĭ́ō	θεσπεσῐ́ᾱ thespesĭ́ā	θεσπεσῐ́ω thespesĭ́ō	θεσπεσῐ́ους thespesĭ́ous	θεσπεσῐ́ᾱς thespesĭ́ās	θεσπέσῐᾰ thespésĭă
Vocative	θεσπέσῐε thespésĭe	θεσπεσῐ́η thespesĭ́ē	θεσπέσῐον thespésĭon	θεσπεσῐ́ω thespesĭ́ō	θεσπεσῐ́ᾱ thespesĭ́ā	θεσπεσῐ́ω thespesĭ́ō	θεσπέσῐοι thespésĭoi	θεσπέσῐαι thespésĭai	θεσπέσῐᾰ thespésĭă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	θεσπεσῐ́ως thespesĭ́ōs			θεσπεσῐώτερος thespesĭṓteros			θεσπεσῐώτᾰτος thespesĭṓtătos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Related terms

θέσπιος (théspios)
θέσπις (théspis)

Descendants

Greek: θεσπέσιος (thespésios)