ἰών

See also: ιών, ἴων, Ἴων, -ίων, and ἱών

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /i.ɔ̌ːn/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /iˈon/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /iˈon/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /iˈon/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /iˈon/

Etymology 1

Participle

ῐ̓ών • (ĭṓn) m (feminine ῐ̓οῦσᾰ, neuter ῐ̓όν); first/third declension

present active participle of εἶμι (eîmi, “to go”)

Declension

First and third declension of ῐ̓ών; ῐ̓οῦσᾰ; ῐ̓όν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ῐ̓ών ĭṓn	ῐ̓οῦσᾰ ĭoûsă	ῐ̓όν ĭón	ῐ̓όντε ĭónte	ῐ̓ούσᾱ ĭoúsā	ῐ̓όντε ĭónte	ῐ̓όντες ĭóntes	ῐ̓οῦσαι ĭoûsai	ῐ̓όντᾰ ĭóntă
Genitive	ῐ̓όντος ĭóntos	ῐ̓ούσης ĭoúsēs	ῐ̓όντος ĭóntos	ῐ̓όντοιν ĭóntoin	ῐ̓ούσαιν ĭoúsain	ῐ̓όντοιν ĭóntoin	ῐ̓όντων ĭóntōn	ῐ̓ουσῶν ĭousôn	ῐ̓όντων ĭóntōn
Dative	ῐ̓όντῐ ĭóntĭ	ῐ̓ούσῃ ĭoúsēi	ῐ̓όντῐ ĭóntĭ	ῐ̓όντοιν ĭóntoin	ῐ̓ούσαιν ĭoúsain	ῐ̓όντοιν ĭóntoin	ῐ̓οῦσῐ / ῐ̓οῦσῐν ĭoûsĭ(n)	ῐ̓ούσαις ĭoúsais	ῐ̓οῦσῐ / ῐ̓οῦσῐν ĭoûsĭ(n)
Accusative	ῐ̓όντᾰ ĭóntă	ῐ̓οῦσᾰν ĭoûsăn	ῐ̓όν ĭón	ῐ̓όντε ĭónte	ῐ̓ούσᾱ ĭoúsā	ῐ̓όντε ĭónte	ῐ̓όντᾰς ĭóntăs	ῐ̓ούσᾱς ĭoúsās	ῐ̓όντᾰ ĭóntă
Vocative	ῐ̓ών ĭṓn	ῐ̓οῦσᾰ ĭoûsă	ῐ̓όν ĭón	ῐ̓όντε ĭónte	ῐ̓ούσᾱ ĭoúsā	ῐ̓όντε ĭónte	ῐ̓όντες ĭóntes	ῐ̓οῦσαι ĭoûsai	ῐ̓όντᾰ ĭóntă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ῐ̓όντως ĭóntōs			—			—
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and third declension of ῐ̓ών; ῐ̓οῦσᾰ; ῐ̓όν (Epic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ῐ̓ών ĭṓn	ῐ̓οῦσᾰ ĭoûsă	ῐ̓όν ĭón	ῐ̓όντε ĭónte	ῐ̓ούσᾱ ĭoúsā	ῐ̓όντε ĭónte	ῐ̓όντες ĭóntes	ῐ̓οῦσαι ĭoûsai	ῐ̓όντᾰ ĭóntă
Genitive	ῐ̓όντος ĭóntos	ῐ̓ούσης ĭoúsēs	ῐ̓όντος ĭóntos	ῐ̓όντοιν / ῐ̓όντοιῐν ĭóntoi(ĭ)n	ῐ̓ούσαιν / ῐ̓ούσαιῐν / ῐ̓ούσῃῐν ĭoúsai(ĭ)n / ĭoúsēiĭn	ῐ̓όντοιν / ῐ̓όντοιῐν ĭóntoi(ĭ)n	ῐ̓όντων ĭóntōn	ῐ̓ουσᾱ́ων / ῐ̓ουσέ͜ων / ῐ̓ουσῶν ĭousā́ōn / ĭousé͜ōn / ĭousôn	ῐ̓όντων ĭóntōn
Dative	ῐ̓όντῐ ĭóntĭ	ῐ̓ούσῃ ĭoúsēi	ῐ̓όντῐ ĭóntĭ	ῐ̓όντοιν / ῐ̓όντοιῐν ĭóntoi(ĭ)n	ῐ̓ούσαιν / ῐ̓ούσαιῐν / ῐ̓ούσῃῐν ĭoúsai(ĭ)n / ĭoúsēiĭn	ῐ̓όντοιν / ῐ̓όντοιῐν ĭóntoi(ĭ)n	ῐ̓οῦσῐ / ῐ̓οῦσῐν / ῐ̓όντεσσῐ / ῐ̓όντεσσῐν / ῐ̓όντεσῐ / ῐ̓όντεσῐν ĭoûsĭ(n) / ĭóntessĭ(n) / ĭóntesĭ(n)	ῐ̓ούσῃσῐ / ῐ̓ούσῃσῐν / ῐ̓ούσῃς / ῐ̓ούσαις ĭoúsēisĭ(n) / ĭoúsēis / ĭoúsais	ῐ̓οῦσῐ / ῐ̓οῦσῐν / ῐ̓όντεσσῐ / ῐ̓όντεσσῐν / ῐ̓όντεσῐ / ῐ̓όντεσῐν ĭoûsĭ(n) / ĭóntessĭ(n) / ĭóntesĭ(n)
Accusative	ῐ̓όντᾰ ĭóntă	ῐ̓οῦσᾰν ĭoûsăn	ῐ̓όν ĭón	ῐ̓όντε ĭónte	ῐ̓ούσᾱ ĭoúsā	ῐ̓όντε ĭónte	ῐ̓όντᾰς ĭóntăs	ῐ̓ούσᾱς ĭoúsās	ῐ̓όντᾰ ĭóntă
Vocative	ῐ̓ών ĭṓn	ῐ̓οῦσᾰ ĭoûsă	ῐ̓όν ĭón	ῐ̓όντε ĭónte	ῐ̓ούσᾱ ĭoúsā	ῐ̓όντε ĭónte	ῐ̓όντες ĭóntes	ῐ̓οῦσαι ĭoûsai	ῐ̓όντᾰ ĭóntă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ῐ̓όντως ĭóntōs			—			—
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Etymology 2

Pronoun

ῐ̓ών • (ĭṓn)

Boeotian form of ἐγώ (egṓ, “I”)

Declension

Irregular declension of ῐ̓ώ; ἐμοῦς (Boeotian)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ῐ̓ώ / ῐ̓ών / ῐ̓ώνγᾱ‡ / ῐ̓ώνει‡ / ῐ̓ώγᾱ‡ ĭṓ / ĭṓn / ĭṓngā‡ / ĭṓnei‡ / ĭṓgā‡
Genitive	ἐμοῦς / ἐμῶς / ἐμῐ́ο / ἐμῐ́ω / ἐμῐ́ως emoûs / emôs / emĭ́o / emĭ́ō / emĭ́ōs
Dative	ἐμοί / μοι† emoí / moi†
Accusative	ἐμέ / με† emé / me†
Vocative	—
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution. ^†enclitic ^‡emphatic