ἐπιχθόνιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐπι- (epi-, “on”) +‎ χθών (khthṓn, “earth”) +‎ -ῐος (-ĭos).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pikʰ.tʰó.ni.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.pikʰˈtʰo.ni.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.pixˈθo.ni.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.pixˈθo.ni.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.pixˈθo.ni.os/

Adjective

ἐπιχθόνῐος • (epikhthónĭos) m (feminine ἐπιχθονίᾱ, neuter ἐπιχθόνῐον); first/second declension

(chiefly Epic) earthly, dwelling on Earth

Declension

First and second declension of ἐπιχθόνῐος; ἐπιχθονῐ́ᾱ; ἐπιχθόνῐον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἐπιχθόνῐος epikhthónĭos	ἐπιχθονῐ́ᾱ epikhthonĭ́ā	ἐπιχθόνῐον epikhthónĭon	ἐπιχθονῐ́ω epikhthonĭ́ō	ἐπιχθονῐ́ᾱ epikhthonĭ́ā	ἐπιχθονῐ́ω epikhthonĭ́ō	ἐπιχθόνῐοι epikhthónĭoi	ἐπιχθόνῐαι epikhthónĭai	ἐπιχθόνῐᾰ epikhthónĭă
Genitive	ἐπιχθονῐ́ου epikhthonĭ́ou	ἐπιχθονῐ́ᾱς epikhthonĭ́ās	ἐπιχθονῐ́ου epikhthonĭ́ou	ἐπιχθονῐ́οιν epikhthonĭ́oin	ἐπιχθονῐ́αιν epikhthonĭ́ain	ἐπιχθονῐ́οιν epikhthonĭ́oin	ἐπιχθονῐ́ων epikhthonĭ́ōn	ἐπιχθονῐ́ων epikhthonĭ́ōn	ἐπιχθονῐ́ων epikhthonĭ́ōn
Dative	ἐπιχθονῐ́ῳ epikhthonĭ́ōi	ἐπιχθονῐ́ᾳ epikhthonĭ́āi	ἐπιχθονῐ́ῳ epikhthonĭ́ōi	ἐπιχθονῐ́οιν epikhthonĭ́oin	ἐπιχθονῐ́αιν epikhthonĭ́ain	ἐπιχθονῐ́οιν epikhthonĭ́oin	ἐπιχθονῐ́οις epikhthonĭ́ois	ἐπιχθονῐ́αις epikhthonĭ́ais	ἐπιχθονῐ́οις epikhthonĭ́ois
Accusative	ἐπιχθόνῐον epikhthónĭon	ἐπιχθονῐ́ᾱν epikhthonĭ́ān	ἐπιχθόνῐον epikhthónĭon	ἐπιχθονῐ́ω epikhthonĭ́ō	ἐπιχθονῐ́ᾱ epikhthonĭ́ā	ἐπιχθονῐ́ω epikhthonĭ́ō	ἐπιχθονῐ́ους epikhthonĭ́ous	ἐπιχθονῐ́ᾱς epikhthonĭ́ās	ἐπιχθόνῐᾰ epikhthónĭă
Vocative	ἐπιχθόνῐε epikhthónĭe	ἐπιχθονῐ́ᾱ epikhthonĭ́ā	ἐπιχθόνῐον epikhthónĭon	ἐπιχθονῐ́ω epikhthonĭ́ō	ἐπιχθονῐ́ᾱ epikhthonĭ́ā	ἐπιχθονῐ́ω epikhthonĭ́ō	ἐπιχθόνῐοι epikhthónĭoi	ἐπιχθόνῐαι epikhthónĭai	ἐπιχθόνῐᾰ epikhthónĭă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ἐπιχθονῐ́ως epikhthonĭ́ōs			ἐπιχθονῐώτερος epikhthonĭṓteros			ἐπιχθονῐώτᾰτος epikhthonĭṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of ἐπιχθόνῐος; ἐπιχθονῐ́η; ἐπιχθόνῐον (Epic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἐπιχθόνῐος epikhthónĭos	ἐπιχθονῐ́η epikhthonĭ́ē	ἐπιχθόνῐον epikhthónĭon	ἐπιχθονῐ́ω epikhthonĭ́ō	ἐπιχθονῐ́ᾱ epikhthonĭ́ā	ἐπιχθονῐ́ω epikhthonĭ́ō	ἐπιχθόνῐοι epikhthónĭoi	ἐπιχθόνῐαι epikhthónĭai	ἐπιχθόνῐᾰ epikhthónĭă
Genitive	ἐπιχθονῐ́ου / ἐπιχθονῐοῖο / ἐπιχθονῐ́οιο / ἐπιχθονῐόο / ἐπιχθονῐ́οο epikhthonĭ́ou / epikhthonĭoîo / epikhthonĭ́oio / epikhthonĭóo / epikhthonĭ́oo	ἐπιχθονῐ́ης epikhthonĭ́ēs	ἐπιχθονῐ́ου / ἐπιχθονῐοῖο / ἐπιχθονῐ́οιο / ἐπιχθονῐόο / ἐπιχθονῐ́οο epikhthonĭ́ou / epikhthonĭoîo / epikhthonĭ́oio / epikhthonĭóo / epikhthonĭ́oo	ἐπιχθονῐ́οιῐν epikhthonĭ́oiĭn	ἐπιχθονῐ́αιν / ἐπιχθονῐ́αιῐν / ἐπιχθονῐ́ῃῐν epikhthonĭ́ai(ĭ)n / epikhthonĭ́ēiĭn	ἐπιχθονῐ́οιῐν epikhthonĭ́oiĭn	ἐπιχθονῐ́ων epikhthonĭ́ōn	ἐπιχθονῐᾱ́ων / ἐπιχθονῐέ͜ων / ἐπιχθονῐῶν epikhthonĭā́ōn / epikhthonĭé͜ōn / epikhthonĭôn	ἐπιχθονῐ́ων epikhthonĭ́ōn
Dative	ἐπιχθονῐ́ῳ epikhthonĭ́ōi	ἐπιχθονῐ́ῃ epikhthonĭ́ēi	ἐπιχθονῐ́ῳ epikhthonĭ́ōi	ἐπιχθονῐ́οιῐν epikhthonĭ́oiĭn	ἐπιχθονῐ́αιν / ἐπιχθονῐ́αιῐν / ἐπιχθονῐ́ῃῐν epikhthonĭ́ai(ĭ)n / epikhthonĭ́ēiĭn	ἐπιχθονῐ́οιῐν epikhthonĭ́oiĭn	ἐπιχθονῐ́οισῐ / ἐπιχθονῐ́οισῐν / ἐπιχθονῐ́οις epikhthonĭ́oisĭ(n) / epikhthonĭ́ois	ἐπιχθονῐ́ῃσῐ / ἐπιχθονῐ́ῃσῐν / ἐπιχθονῐ́ῃς / ἐπιχθονῐ́αις epikhthonĭ́ēisĭ(n) / epikhthonĭ́ēis / epikhthonĭ́ais	ἐπιχθονῐ́οισῐ / ἐπιχθονῐ́οισῐν / ἐπιχθονῐ́οις epikhthonĭ́oisĭ(n) / epikhthonĭ́ois
Accusative	ἐπιχθόνῐον epikhthónĭon	ἐπιχθονῐ́ην epikhthonĭ́ēn	ἐπιχθόνῐον epikhthónĭon	ἐπιχθονῐ́ω epikhthonĭ́ō	ἐπιχθονῐ́ᾱ epikhthonĭ́ā	ἐπιχθονῐ́ω epikhthonĭ́ō	ἐπιχθονῐ́ους epikhthonĭ́ous	ἐπιχθονῐ́ᾱς epikhthonĭ́ās	ἐπιχθόνῐᾰ epikhthónĭă
Vocative	ἐπιχθόνῐε epikhthónĭe	ἐπιχθονῐ́η epikhthonĭ́ē	ἐπιχθόνῐον epikhthónĭon	ἐπιχθονῐ́ω epikhthonĭ́ō	ἐπιχθονῐ́ᾱ epikhthonĭ́ā	ἐπιχθονῐ́ω epikhthonĭ́ō	ἐπιχθόνῐοι epikhthónĭoi	ἐπιχθόνῐαι epikhthónĭai	ἐπιχθόνῐᾰ epikhthónĭă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ἐπιχθονῐ́ως epikhthonĭ́ōs			ἐπιχθονῐώτερος epikhthonĭṓteros			ἐπιχθονῐώτᾰτος epikhthonĭṓtătos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

ἐπιχθόνιος

Ancient Greek

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