Ἱέρων
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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ἱερόν (hierón, “holy place; temple”) + -ων (-ōn), the neuter substantive of ἱερός (hierós, “holy”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /hi.é.rɔːn/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /(h)iˈe.ron/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /iˈe.ron/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /iˈe.ron/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /iˈe.ron/
Proper noun
Ἱέρων • (Hiérōn) m (genitive Ἱέρωνος); third declension
- a male given name: Hiero