ἑσπέριος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

PIE word
*wek(ʷ)speros

From ἕσπερος (hésperos) +‎ -ιος (-ios).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hes.pé.ri.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)esˈpe.ri.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /esˈpe.ri.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /esˈpe.ri.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /esˈpe.ri.os/

Hyphenation: ἑσ‧πέ‧ρι‧ος

Adjective

ἑσπέριος • (hespérios) m (feminine ἑσπερίᾱ, neuter ἑσπέρῐον); first/second declension or
ἑσπέριος • (hespérios) m or f (neuter ἑσπέρῐον); second declension

synonym of ἕσπερος (hésperos)

Inflection

As three-ending form:

First and second declension of ἑσπέρῐος; ἑσπερῐ́ᾱ; ἑσπέρῐον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἑσπέρῐος hespérĭos	ἑσπερῐ́ᾱ hesperĭ́ā	ἑσπέρῐον hespérĭon	ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperĭ́ō	ἑσπερῐ́ᾱ hesperĭ́ā	ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperĭ́ō	ἑσπέρῐοι hespérĭoi	ἑσπέρῐαι hespérĭai	ἑσπέρῐᾰ hespérĭă
Genitive	ἑσπερῐ́ου hesperĭ́ou	ἑσπερῐ́ᾱς hesperĭ́ās	ἑσπερῐ́ου hesperĭ́ou	ἑσπερῐ́οιν hesperĭ́oin	ἑσπερῐ́αιν hesperĭ́ain	ἑσπερῐ́οιν hesperĭ́oin	ἑσπερῐ́ων hesperĭ́ōn	ἑσπερῐ́ων hesperĭ́ōn	ἑσπερῐ́ων hesperĭ́ōn
Dative	ἑσπερῐ́ῳ hesperĭ́ōi	ἑσπερῐ́ᾳ hesperĭ́āi	ἑσπερῐ́ῳ hesperĭ́ōi	ἑσπερῐ́οιν hesperĭ́oin	ἑσπερῐ́αιν hesperĭ́ain	ἑσπερῐ́οιν hesperĭ́oin	ἑσπερῐ́οις hesperĭ́ois	ἑσπερῐ́αις hesperĭ́ais	ἑσπερῐ́οις hesperĭ́ois
Accusative	ἑσπέρῐον hespérĭon	ἑσπερῐ́ᾱν hesperĭ́ān	ἑσπέρῐον hespérĭon	ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperĭ́ō	ἑσπερῐ́ᾱ hesperĭ́ā	ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperĭ́ō	ἑσπερῐ́ους hesperĭ́ous	ἑσπερῐ́ᾱς hesperĭ́ās	ἑσπέρῐᾰ hespérĭă
Vocative	ἑσπέρῐε hespérĭe	ἑσπερῐ́ᾱ hesperĭ́ā	ἑσπέρῐον hespérĭon	ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperĭ́ō	ἑσπερῐ́ᾱ hesperĭ́ā	ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperĭ́ō	ἑσπέρῐοι hespérĭoi	ἑσπέρῐαι hespérĭai	ἑσπέρῐᾰ hespérĭă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ἑσπερῐ́ως hesperĭ́ōs			ἑσπερῐώτερος hesperĭṓteros			ἑσπερῐώτᾰτος hesperĭṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of ἑσπέρῐος; ἑσπερῐ́η; ἑσπέρῐον (Epic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἑσπέρῐος hespérĭos	ἑσπερῐ́η hesperĭ́ē	ἑσπέρῐον hespérĭon	ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperĭ́ō	ἑσπερῐ́ᾱ hesperĭ́ā	ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperĭ́ō	ἑσπέρῐοι hespérĭoi	ἑσπέρῐαι hespérĭai	ἑσπέρῐᾰ hespérĭă
Genitive	ἑσπερῐ́ου / ἑσπερῐοῖο / ἑσπερῐ́οιο / ἑσπερῐόο / ἑσπερῐ́οο hesperĭ́ou / hesperĭoîo / hesperĭ́oio / hesperĭóo / hesperĭ́oo	ἑσπερῐ́ης hesperĭ́ēs	ἑσπερῐ́ου / ἑσπερῐοῖο / ἑσπερῐ́οιο / ἑσπερῐόο / ἑσπερῐ́οο hesperĭ́ou / hesperĭoîo / hesperĭ́oio / hesperĭóo / hesperĭ́oo	ἑσπερῐ́οιν / ἑσπερῐ́οιῐν hesperĭ́oi(ĭ)n	ἑσπερῐ́αιν / ἑσπερῐ́αιῐν / ἑσπερῐ́ῃῐν hesperĭ́ai(ĭ)n / hesperĭ́ēiĭn	ἑσπερῐ́οιν / ἑσπερῐ́οιῐν hesperĭ́oi(ĭ)n	ἑσπερῐ́ων hesperĭ́ōn	ἑσπερῐᾱ́ων / ἑσπερῐέ͜ων / ἑσπερῐῶν hesperĭā́ōn / hesperĭé͜ōn / hesperĭôn	ἑσπερῐ́ων hesperĭ́ōn
Dative	ἑσπερῐ́ῳ hesperĭ́ōi	ἑσπερῐ́ῃ hesperĭ́ēi	ἑσπερῐ́ῳ hesperĭ́ōi	ἑσπερῐ́οιν / ἑσπερῐ́οιῐν hesperĭ́oi(ĭ)n	ἑσπερῐ́αιν / ἑσπερῐ́αιῐν / ἑσπερῐ́ῃῐν hesperĭ́ai(ĭ)n / hesperĭ́ēiĭn	ἑσπερῐ́οιν / ἑσπερῐ́οιῐν hesperĭ́oi(ĭ)n	ἑσπερῐ́οισῐ / ἑσπερῐ́οισῐν / ἑσπερῐ́οις hesperĭ́oisĭ(n) / hesperĭ́ois	ἑσπερῐ́ῃσῐ / ἑσπερῐ́ῃσῐν / ἑσπερῐ́ῃς / ἑσπερῐ́αις hesperĭ́ēisĭ(n) / hesperĭ́ēis / hesperĭ́ais	ἑσπερῐ́οισῐ / ἑσπερῐ́οισῐν / ἑσπερῐ́οις hesperĭ́oisĭ(n) / hesperĭ́ois
Accusative	ἑσπέρῐον hespérĭon	ἑσπερῐ́ην hesperĭ́ēn	ἑσπέρῐον hespérĭon	ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperĭ́ō	ἑσπερῐ́ᾱ hesperĭ́ā	ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperĭ́ō	ἑσπερῐ́ους hesperĭ́ous	ἑσπερῐ́ᾱς hesperĭ́ās	ἑσπέρῐᾰ hespérĭă
Vocative	ἑσπέρῐε hespérĭe	ἑσπερῐ́η hesperĭ́ē	ἑσπέρῐον hespérĭon	ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperĭ́ō	ἑσπερῐ́ᾱ hesperĭ́ā	ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperĭ́ō	ἑσπέρῐοι hespérĭoi	ἑσπέρῐαι hespérĭai	ἑσπέρῐᾰ hespérĭă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ἑσπερῐ́ως hesperĭ́ōs			ἑσπερῐώτερος hesperĭṓteros			ἑσπερῐώτᾰτος hesperĭṓtătos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

As two-ending form:

Second declension of ἑσπέρῐος; ἑσπέρῐον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἑσπέρῐος hespérĭos	ἑσπέρῐον hespérĭon	ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperĭ́ō	ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperĭ́ō	ἑσπέρῐοι hespérĭoi	ἑσπέρῐᾰ hespérĭă
Genitive	ἑσπερῐ́ου hesperĭ́ou	ἑσπερῐ́ου hesperĭ́ou	ἑσπερῐ́οιν hesperĭ́oin	ἑσπερῐ́οιν hesperĭ́oin	ἑσπερῐ́ων hesperĭ́ōn	ἑσπερῐ́ων hesperĭ́ōn
Dative	ἑσπερῐ́ῳ hesperĭ́ōi	ἑσπερῐ́ῳ hesperĭ́ōi	ἑσπερῐ́οιν hesperĭ́oin	ἑσπερῐ́οιν hesperĭ́oin	ἑσπερῐ́οις hesperĭ́ois	ἑσπερῐ́οις hesperĭ́ois
Accusative	ἑσπέρῐον hespérĭon	ἑσπέρῐον hespérĭon	ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperĭ́ō	ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperĭ́ō	ἑσπερῐ́ους hesperĭ́ous	ἑσπέρῐᾰ hespérĭă
Vocative	ἑσπέρῐε hespérĭe	ἑσπέρῐον hespérĭon	ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperĭ́ō	ἑσπερῐ́ω hesperĭ́ō	ἑσπέρῐοι hespérĭoi	ἑσπέρῐᾰ hespérĭă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ἑσπερῐ́ως hesperĭ́ōs		ἑσπερῐώτερος hesperĭṓteros		ἑσπερῐώτᾰτος hesperĭṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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