ἡφαιστεῖον

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See also: ηφαίστειο

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Ἥφαιστος (Hḗphaistos, “Hephaestus”) +‎ -εῖον (-eîon, “instruments or means of action”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἡφαιστεῖον • (hēphaisteîon) n (genitive ἡφαιστείου); second declension

  1. a temple of Hephaestus

Declension

Second declension of τὸ ἡφαιστεῖον; τοῦ ἡφαιστείου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ ἡφαιστεῖον
tò hēphaisteîon 		τὼ ἡφαιστείω
tṑ hēphaisteíō 		τᾰ̀ ἡφαιστεῖᾰ
tà hēphaisteîa
Genitive τοῦ ἡφαιστείου
toû hēphaisteíou 		τοῖν ἡφαιστείοιν
toîn hēphaisteíoin 		τῶν ἡφαιστείων
tôn hēphaisteíōn
Dative τῷ ἡφαιστείῳ
tôi hēphaisteíōi 		τοῖν ἡφαιστείοιν
toîn hēphaisteíoin 		τοῖς ἡφαιστείοις
toîs hēphaisteíois
Accusative τὸ ἡφαιστεῖον
tò hēphaisteîon 		τὼ ἡφαιστείω
tṑ hēphaisteíō 		τᾰ̀ ἡφαιστεῖᾰ
tà hēphaisteîa
Vocative ἡφαιστεῖον
hēphaisteîon 		ἡφαιστείω
hēphaisteíō 		ἡφαιστεῖᾰ
hēphaisteîa
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