Κρονίων

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Κρόνος (Krónos, Cronus) +‎ -ίων (-íōn, son of, patronymic suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Κρονίων (Kroníōnm (genitive Κρονῑ́ονος); third declension

  1. (patronymic, poetic epithet of Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades) Son of Cronus

Usage notes

Vowel length in oblique cases varies as convenient for meter: either long or short , and either ω or ο.

Inflection

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Further reading

  • Κρονίων”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Κρονίων”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Κρονίων”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • Κρονίων”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter