ἐπύλλιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἔπος (épos, “word; saying proverb”) +‎ -ύλλιον (-úllion, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἐπῠ́λλῐον • (epŭ́llĭon) n (genitive ἐπῠλλῐ́ου); second declension

  1. versicle, scrap of poetry
  2. epyllion, a short epic poem

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ ἐπῠ́λλῐον; τοῦ ἐπῠλλῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ ἐπῠ́λλῐον
tò epŭ́llĭon 		τὼ ἐπῠλλῐ́ω
tṑ epŭllĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ ἐπῠ́λλῐᾰ
tằ epŭ́llĭă
Genitive τοῦ ἐπῠλλῐ́ου
toû epŭllĭ́ou 		τοῖν ἐπῠλλῐ́οιν
toîn epŭllĭ́oin 		τῶν ἐπῠλλῐ́ων
tôn epŭllĭ́ōn
Dative τῷ ἐπῠλλῐ́ῳ
tōî epŭllĭ́ōi 		τοῖν ἐπῠλλῐ́οιν
toîn epŭllĭ́oin 		τοῖς ἐπῠλλῐ́οις
toîs epŭllĭ́ois
Accusative τὸ ἐπῠ́λλῐον
tò epŭ́llĭon 		τὼ ἐπῠλλῐ́ω
tṑ epŭllĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ ἐπῠ́λλῐᾰ
tằ epŭ́llĭă
Vocative ἐπῠ́λλῐον
epŭ́llĭon 		ἐπῠλλῐ́ω
epŭllĭ́ō 		ἐπῠ́λλῐᾰ
epŭ́llĭă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • → English: epyllion

Further reading

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