Δεύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *Dzéus, from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /děu̯s/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈdeʍs/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈðeɸs/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈðefs/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈðefs/

Proper noun

Δεύς • (Deús) m (genitive Δῐός or Δῐϝός); third declension

(Greek mythology) Boeotian and Laconian form of Ζεύς (Zeús)
- 446 BCE – 386 BCE, Aristophanes, Acharnians 911-912:
  [Βοιωτός] τῶδ’ ἐμὰ Θείβαθεν, ἴττω Δεύς.
  [Boiōtós] tôd’ emà Theíbathen, íttō Deús.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- SEG 43.543:
  ℎως ἐμῖν δοκεῖ. Δεύς, ℎερμᾶς, Ἄρταμις, Ἀθαναία.
  ℎōs emîn dokeî. Deús, ℎermâs, Ártamis, Athanaía.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Third declension of ὁ Δεύς; τοῦ Δῐός / Δῐϝός (Boeotian, Laconian)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Δεύς ho Deús
Genitive	τοῦ Δῐός / Δῐϝός toû Dĭós / Dĭwós
Dative	τῷ Δῐῐ̈́ / Δῐϝῐ́ / Δῐϝεί tōî Dĭĭ̈́ / Dĭwĭ́ / Dĭweí
Accusative	τὸν Δῐ́ᾰ / Δῐ́ϝᾰ tòn Dĭ́ă / Dĭ́wă
Vocative	Δεῦ Deû
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

“Δεύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Δεύς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2026)