ἠέλιος

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation
 

Noun

ἠέλῐος • (ēélios) m (genitive ἠελῐ́ου); second declension

  1. Epic and Ionic form of ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”)
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 1.475:
      Ἦμος δ' ἠέλιος κατέδῡ καὶ ἐπὶ κνέφας ἦλθε,
      Êmos d' ēélios katédū kaì epì knéphas êlthe,
      And when the sun sank down and dusk came on,
    • 460 BCE – 370 BCE, Hippocrates, Alim. 42:
      ἐς τύπωσιν λε’ ἠέλιοι
      es túpōsin le’ ēélioi
      • Translation by W. H. S. Jones
        For formation, thirty-five days

Inflection
Second declension of ἠέλῐος; ἠελῐ́ου (Epic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἠέλῐος
ēélios
Genitive ἠελῐ́ου / ἠελῐοῖο / ἠελῐ́οιο / ἠελῐόο / ἠελῐ́οο
ēelíou / ēelioîo / ēelíoio / ēelióo / ēelíoo
Dative ἠελῐ́ῳ
ēelíōi
Accusative ἠέλῐον
ēélion
Vocative ἠέλῐε
ēélie
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

References
  • ἠέλιος in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • ἠέλιος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
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