δέον
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Neuter present participle of δεῖ (deî, “it is necessary, it behoves”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /dé.on/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈdɛ.on/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈðe.on/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈðe.on/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈðe.on/
References
- δέον in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- δέον in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- δέον in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- δέον in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2019)
- deontology in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δέον (déon).
Noun
δέον • (déon) n (plural δέοντα)
- that which is right, proper, necessary
- Ανησυχείς υπέρ το δέον. ― Anisycheís ypér to déon. ― You worry too much, more than necessary.
- (plural) a set of actions or measures that must be taken for a given situation
- Έπραξε τα δέοντα. ― Épraxe ta déonta. ― He did what had to be done.
- (plural) compliments, respects
- Τα δέοντα στον πατέρα σας! ― Ta déonta ston patéra sas! ― My compliments to your father!
- Synonyms: χαιρετίσματα (chairetísmata), σέβη (sévi)
Related terms
Formal expressions (& polytonic, where different)
- πέραν του δέοντος (péran tou déontos, “more than is necessary”), πέραν τοῦ δέοντος
- πλέον του δέοντος (pléon tou déontos, “more than is necessary”), πλέον τοῦ δέοντος
- τα δέοντα n pl (ta déonta, “necessary things; compliments”)
- τι δέον γενέσθαι (ti déon genésthai, “what should be done?”), τί δέον γενέσθαι;
- το δέον γενέσθαι (to déon genésthai, “that which must be done”), τὸ δέον γενέσθαι
- υπέρ το δέον (ypér to déon, “more than is necessary”), ὑπέρ τὸ δέον
References
- Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας [Modern Greek Dictionary] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Lexicology Centre
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