περιδέξιον

Ancient Greek

FWOTD – 21 November 2022

Etymology

Substantivized neuter of περιδέξιος (peridéxios).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

περῐδέξῐον • (perĭdéxĭon) n (genitive περῐδεξίου); second declension

  1. armlet for the right arm
  2. peridexion (legendary tree believed to grow in India that attracts doves and repels dragons)
    • 2nd–4th centuries AD, Physiologus 30.1:[1]
      Ἔστι δένδρον περιδέξιον καλούμενον
      Ésti déndron peridéxion kaloúmenon
      • Translation by Gohar Muradyan
        There is a tree called peridexion

Declension

Second declension of τὸ περῐδέξῐον; τοῦ περῐδεξῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ περῐδέξῐον
tò perĭdéxĭon 		τὼ περῐδεξῐ́ω
tṑ perĭdexĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ περῐδέξῐᾰ
tằ perĭdéxĭă
Genitive τοῦ περῐδεξῐ́ου
toû perĭdexĭ́ou 		τοῖν περῐδεξῐ́οιν
toîn perĭdexĭ́oin 		τῶν περῐδεξῐ́ων
tôn perĭdexĭ́ōn
Dative τῷ περῐδεξῐ́ῳ
tōî perĭdexĭ́ōi 		τοῖν περῐδεξῐ́οιν
toîn perĭdexĭ́oin 		τοῖς περῐδεξῐ́οις
toîs perĭdexĭ́ois
Accusative τὸ περῐδέξῐον
tò perĭdéxĭon 		τὼ περῐδεξῐ́ω
tṑ perĭdexĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ περῐδέξῐᾰ
tằ perĭdéxĭă
Vocative περῐδέξῐον
perĭdéxĭon 		περῐδεξῐ́ω
perĭdexĭ́ō 		περῐδέξῐᾰ
perĭdéxĭă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • → Old Armenian: պերեդիքսոն (peredikʻson), պերիդիքսիոն (peridikʻsion), պերիքոն (perikʻon), պետրիքոն (petrikʻon), պորդոքսոն (pordokʻson) — variant readings
    • → Old Georgian: პირიდექსიონ (ṗirideksion), პირდექსიონ (ṗirdeksion)

Adjective

περῐδέξῐον • (perĭdéxĭon)

  1. inflection of περιδέξιος (peridéxios):
    1. masculine accusative singular
    2. neuter nominative/accusative singular

References

  1. ^ Muradyan, Gohar (2005) Physiologus: The Greek and Armenian Versions with a Study of Translation Technique (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 6)‎[1], Leuven – Paris – Dudley: Peeters, pages 133, 159

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