Θέστιος
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From θεός (theós, “god”) and ἐσθίειν (esthíein, “to eat”), (see ἐσθίω (esthíō, “I eat”)) whereas he feeds the gods.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /tʰés.ti.os/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈtʰɛs.ti.os/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈθes.ti.os/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈθes.ti.os/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈθes.ti.os/
Proper noun
Θέστῐος • (Théstios) m (genitive Θεστῐ́ου); second declension
- Thestius
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ Θέστῐος ho Théstios | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Θεστῐ́ου toû Thestíou | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Θεστῐ́ῳ tôi Thestíōi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Θέστῐον tòn Théstion | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Θέστῐε Théstie | ||||||||||||
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Derived terms
- Θεστῐᾰ́ς (Thestiás)
Descendants
- Greek: Θέστιος (Théstios)
- Latin: Thestius
References
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,027
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