Ἑλλήνιος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Ἑλλᾱ́νῐος (Hellā́nĭos) — Doric

Etymology

From Ἕλλην (Héllēn, “Greek”) +‎ -ῐος (-ĭos, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hel.lɛ̌ː.ni.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)elˈle̝.ni.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /elˈli.ni.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /elˈli.ni.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈli.ni.os/

Adjective

Ἑλλήνῐος • (Hellḗnĭos) m (feminine Ἑλληνῐ́ᾱ, neuter Ἑλλήνῐον); first/second declension

Greek (generally used as an epithet for various gods, especially Zeus)

Inflection

First and second declension of Ἑλλήνῐος; Ἑλληνῐ́ᾱ; Ἑλλήνῐον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	Ἑλλήνῐος Hellḗnĭos	Ἑλληνῐ́ᾱ Hellēnĭ́ā	Ἑλλήνῐον Hellḗnĭon	Ἑλληνῐ́ω Hellēnĭ́ō	Ἑλληνῐ́ᾱ Hellēnĭ́ā	Ἑλληνῐ́ω Hellēnĭ́ō	Ἑλλήνῐοι Hellḗnĭoi	Ἑλλήνῐαι Hellḗnĭai	Ἑλλήνῐᾰ Hellḗnĭă
Genitive	Ἑλληνῐ́ου Hellēnĭ́ou	Ἑλληνῐ́ᾱς Hellēnĭ́ās	Ἑλληνῐ́ου Hellēnĭ́ou	Ἑλληνῐ́οιν Hellēnĭ́oin	Ἑλληνῐ́αιν Hellēnĭ́ain	Ἑλληνῐ́οιν Hellēnĭ́oin	Ἑλληνῐ́ων Hellēnĭ́ōn	Ἑλληνῐ́ων Hellēnĭ́ōn	Ἑλληνῐ́ων Hellēnĭ́ōn
Dative	Ἑλληνῐ́ῳ Hellēnĭ́ōi	Ἑλληνῐ́ᾳ Hellēnĭ́āi	Ἑλληνῐ́ῳ Hellēnĭ́ōi	Ἑλληνῐ́οιν Hellēnĭ́oin	Ἑλληνῐ́αιν Hellēnĭ́ain	Ἑλληνῐ́οιν Hellēnĭ́oin	Ἑλληνῐ́οις Hellēnĭ́ois	Ἑλληνῐ́αις Hellēnĭ́ais	Ἑλληνῐ́οις Hellēnĭ́ois
Accusative	Ἑλλήνῐον Hellḗnĭon	Ἑλληνῐ́ᾱν Hellēnĭ́ān	Ἑλλήνῐον Hellḗnĭon	Ἑλληνῐ́ω Hellēnĭ́ō	Ἑλληνῐ́ᾱ Hellēnĭ́ā	Ἑλληνῐ́ω Hellēnĭ́ō	Ἑλληνῐ́ους Hellēnĭ́ous	Ἑλληνῐ́ᾱς Hellēnĭ́ās	Ἑλλήνῐᾰ Hellḗnĭă
Vocative	Ἑλλήνῐε Hellḗnĭe	Ἑλληνῐ́ᾱ Hellēnĭ́ā	Ἑλλήνῐον Hellḗnĭon	Ἑλληνῐ́ω Hellēnĭ́ō	Ἑλληνῐ́ᾱ Hellēnĭ́ā	Ἑλληνῐ́ω Hellēnĭ́ō	Ἑλλήνῐοι Hellḗnĭoi	Ἑλλήνῐαι Hellḗnĭai	Ἑλλήνῐᾰ Hellḗnĭă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	Ἑλληνῐ́ως Hellēnĭ́ōs			Ἑλληνῐώτερος Hellēnĭṓteros			Ἑλληνῐώτᾰτος Hellēnĭṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

Ἑλληνῐκός (Hellēnĭkós)

Derived terms

Ἑλλήνῐον (Hellḗnĭon, “Hellenion”)
Ἑλληνῐ́ᾱ (Hellēnĭ́ā, “Greece”)

References

“Ἑλλήνιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“Ἑλλήνιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
Ἑλλήνιος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)