θεσπέσιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *tʰeh- (the root of θεός (theós)) + *-sp- (zero grade of the root of ἐνέπω (enépō)), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s (“deity”) and *sekʷ- (“to say”) respectively.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰes.pé.si.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tʰesˈpe.si.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /θesˈpe.si.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /θesˈpe.si.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /θesˈpe.si.os/

Adjective

θεσπέσῐος • (thespésios) m (feminine θεσπεσίᾱ, neuter θεσπέσῐον); first/second declension

divine
prodigious, vast, wondrous, mighty

Declension

First and second declension of θεσπέσῐος; θεσπεσῐ́ᾱ; θεσπέσῐον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	θεσπέσῐος thespésios	θεσπεσῐ́ᾱ thespesíā	θεσπέσῐον thespésion	θεσπεσῐ́ω thespesíō	θεσπεσῐ́ᾱ thespesíā	θεσπεσῐ́ω thespesíō	θεσπέσῐοι thespésioi	θεσπέσῐαι thespésiai	θεσπέσῐᾰ thespésia
Genitive	θεσπεσῐ́ου thespesíou	θεσπεσῐ́ᾱς thespesíās	θεσπεσῐ́ου thespesíou	θεσπεσῐ́οιν thespesíoin	θεσπεσῐ́αιν thespesíain	θεσπεσῐ́οιν thespesíoin	θεσπεσῐ́ων thespesíōn	θεσπεσῐ́ων thespesíōn	θεσπεσῐ́ων thespesíōn
Dative	θεσπεσῐ́ῳ thespesíōi	θεσπεσῐ́ᾳ thespesíāi	θεσπεσῐ́ῳ thespesíōi	θεσπεσῐ́οιν thespesíoin	θεσπεσῐ́αιν thespesíain	θεσπεσῐ́οιν thespesíoin	θεσπεσῐ́οις thespesíois	θεσπεσῐ́αις thespesíais	θεσπεσῐ́οις thespesíois
Accusative	θεσπέσῐον thespésion	θεσπεσῐ́ᾱν thespesíān	θεσπέσῐον thespésion	θεσπεσῐ́ω thespesíō	θεσπεσῐ́ᾱ thespesíā	θεσπεσῐ́ω thespesíō	θεσπεσῐ́ους thespesíous	θεσπεσῐ́ᾱς thespesíās	θεσπέσῐᾰ thespésia
Vocative	θεσπέσῐε thespésie	θεσπεσῐ́ᾱ thespesíā	θεσπέσῐον thespésion	θεσπεσῐ́ω thespesíō	θεσπεσῐ́ᾱ thespesíā	θεσπεσῐ́ω thespesíō	θεσπέσῐοι thespésioi	θεσπέσῐαι thespésiai	θεσπέσῐᾰ thespésia
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	θεσπεσῐ́ως thespesíōs			θεσπεσῐώτερος thespesiṓteros			θεσπεσῐώτᾰτος thespesiṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of θεσπέσῐος; θεσπεσῐ́η; θεσπέσῐον (Epic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	θεσπέσῐος thespésios	θεσπεσῐ́η thespesíē	θεσπέσῐον thespésion	θεσπεσῐ́ω thespesíō	θεσπεσῐ́ᾱ thespesíā	θεσπεσῐ́ω thespesíō	θεσπέσῐοι thespésioi	θεσπέσῐαι thespésiai	θεσπέσῐᾰ thespésia
Genitive	θεσπεσῐ́ου / θεσπεσῐοῖο / θεσπεσῐ́οιο / θεσπεσῐόο / θεσπεσῐ́οο thespesíou / thespesioîo / thespesíoio / thespesióo / thespesíoo	θεσπεσῐ́ης thespesíēs	θεσπεσῐ́ου / θεσπεσῐοῖο / θεσπεσῐ́οιο / θεσπεσῐόο / θεσπεσῐ́οο thespesíou / thespesioîo / thespesíoio / thespesióo / thespesíoo	θεσπεσῐ́οιῐν thespesíoiin	θεσπεσῐ́αιν / θεσπεσῐ́αιῐν / θεσπεσῐ́ῃῐν thespesíai(i)n / thespesíēiin	θεσπεσῐ́οιῐν thespesíoiin	θεσπεσῐ́ων thespesíōn	θεσπεσῐᾱ́ων / θεσπεσῐέ͜ων / θεσπεσῐῶν thespesiā́ōn / thespesié͜ōn / thespesiôn	θεσπεσῐ́ων thespesíōn
Dative	θεσπεσῐ́ῳ thespesíōi	θεσπεσῐ́ῃ thespesíēi	θεσπεσῐ́ῳ thespesíōi	θεσπεσῐ́οιῐν thespesíoiin	θεσπεσῐ́αιν / θεσπεσῐ́αιῐν / θεσπεσῐ́ῃῐν thespesíai(i)n / thespesíēiin	θεσπεσῐ́οιῐν thespesíoiin	θεσπεσῐ́οισῐ / θεσπεσῐ́οισῐν / θεσπεσῐ́οις thespesíoisi(n) / thespesíois	θεσπεσῐ́ῃσῐ / θεσπεσῐ́ῃσῐν / θεσπεσῐ́ῃς / θεσπεσῐ́αις thespesíēisi(n) / thespesíēis / thespesíais	θεσπεσῐ́οισῐ / θεσπεσῐ́οισῐν / θεσπεσῐ́οις thespesíoisi(n) / thespesíois
Accusative	θεσπέσῐον thespésion	θεσπεσῐ́ην thespesíēn	θεσπέσῐον thespésion	θεσπεσῐ́ω thespesíō	θεσπεσῐ́ᾱ thespesíā	θεσπεσῐ́ω thespesíō	θεσπεσῐ́ους thespesíous	θεσπεσῐ́ᾱς thespesíās	θεσπέσῐᾰ thespésia
Vocative	θεσπέσῐε thespésie	θεσπεσῐ́η thespesíē	θεσπέσῐον thespésion	θεσπεσῐ́ω thespesíō	θεσπεσῐ́ᾱ thespesíā	θεσπεσῐ́ω thespesíō	θεσπέσῐοι thespésioi	θεσπέσῐαι thespésiai	θεσπέσῐᾰ thespésia
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	θεσπεσῐ́ως thespesíōs			θεσπεσῐώτερος thespesiṓteros			θεσπεσῐώτᾰτος thespesiṓtatos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Related terms

θέσπιος (théspios)
θέσπις (théspis)

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