Ἐχίων

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

From ἔχῑς (ékhīs, viper) +‎ -ίων (-íōn, patronymic suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ἐχῑ́ων (Ekhī́ōnm (genitive Ἐχῑ́ονος); third declension

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Echion

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: Εχίων (Echíon), Εχίονας (Echíonas)
  • Latin: Echīōn

References

  • Ἐχίων”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,009