ἵλεως

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Variant of ῑ̔́λαος (hī́laos, auspicious, favorable) formed after the pattern νᾱός (nāós) : νεώς (neṓs), λᾱός (lāós) : λεώς (leṓs).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ῑ̔́λεως (hī́leōsm or f (neuter ῑ̔́λεων); second declension

  1. Attic form of ῑ̔́λαος (hī́laos, auspicious, favorable)

Declension

Further reading

  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.