πειθήνιος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

πειθᾱ́νῐος (peithā́nĭos) — Doric

Etymology

From πείθω (peíthō, “to persuade”) +‎ ἡνία (hēnía, “rein”) +‎ -ος (-os).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /peː.tʰɛ̌ː.ni.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /piˈtʰe̝.ni.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /piˈθi.ni.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /piˈθi.ni.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /piˈθi.ni.os/

Adjective

πειθήνῐος • (peithḗnĭos) m or f (neuter πειθήνῐον); second declension

(of a horse) obedient to the rein
(in general) obedient, submissive, docile
Synonyms: κτῐ́λος (ktĭ́los), ὑπᾰκουός (hupăkouós)

Inflection

Second declension of πειθήνῐος; πειθήνῐον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	πειθήνῐος peithḗnĭos	πειθήνῐον peithḗnĭon	πειθηνῐ́ω peithēnĭ́ō	πειθηνῐ́ω peithēnĭ́ō	πειθήνῐοι peithḗnĭoi	πειθήνῐᾰ peithḗnĭă
Genitive	πειθηνῐ́ου peithēnĭ́ou	πειθηνῐ́ου peithēnĭ́ou	πειθηνῐ́οιν peithēnĭ́oin	πειθηνῐ́οιν peithēnĭ́oin	πειθηνῐ́ων peithēnĭ́ōn	πειθηνῐ́ων peithēnĭ́ōn
Dative	πειθηνῐ́ῳ peithēnĭ́ōi	πειθηνῐ́ῳ peithēnĭ́ōi	πειθηνῐ́οιν peithēnĭ́oin	πειθηνῐ́οιν peithēnĭ́oin	πειθηνῐ́οις peithēnĭ́ois	πειθηνῐ́οις peithēnĭ́ois
Accusative	πειθήνῐον peithḗnĭon	πειθήνῐον peithḗnĭon	πειθηνῐ́ω peithēnĭ́ō	πειθηνῐ́ω peithēnĭ́ō	πειθηνῐ́ους peithēnĭ́ous	πειθήνῐᾰ peithḗnĭă
Vocative	πειθήνῐε peithḗnĭe	πειθήνῐον peithḗnĭon	πειθηνῐ́ω peithēnĭ́ō	πειθηνῐ́ω peithēnĭ́ō	πειθήνῐοι peithḗnĭoi	πειθήνῐᾰ peithḗnĭă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	πειθηνῐ́ως peithēnĭ́ōs		πειθηνῐώτερος peithēnĭṓteros		πειθηνῐώτᾰτος peithēnĭṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.