βυβλίον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From βῠ́βλος (bŭ́blos, “papyrus”) +‎ -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).

    Pronunciation

     

    Noun

    βῠβλῐ́ον • (bŭblĭ́on) n (genitive βῠβλῐ́ου); second declension

    1. strip of papyrus
    2. small book, tablet, letter
    3. any book or writing

    Declension

    Second declension of τὸ βῠβλῐ́ον; τοῦ βῠβλῐ́ου (Attic)
    Case / # Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative τὸ βῠβλῐ́ον
    tò bŭblĭ́on     		τὼ βῠβλῐ́ω
    tṑ bŭblĭ́ō     		τᾰ̀ βῠβλῐ́ᾰ
    tằ bŭblĭ́ă
    Genitive τοῦ βῠβλῐ́ου
    toû bŭblĭ́ou     		τοῖν βῠβλῐ́οιν
    toîn bŭblĭ́oin     		τῶν βῠβλῐ́ων
    tôn bŭblĭ́ōn
    Dative τῷ βῠβλῐ́ῳ
    tōî bŭblĭ́ōi     		τοῖν βῠβλῐ́οιν
    toîn bŭblĭ́oin     		τοῖς βῠβλῐ́οις
    toîs bŭblĭ́ois
    Accusative τὸ βῠβλῐ́ον
    tò bŭblĭ́on     		τὼ βῠβλῐ́ω
    tṑ bŭblĭ́ō     		τᾰ̀ βῠβλῐ́ᾰ
    tằ bŭblĭ́ă
    Vocative βῠβλῐ́ον
    bŭblĭ́on     		βῠβλῐ́ω
    bŭblĭ́ō     		βῠβλῐ́ᾰ
    bŭblĭ́ă
    Notes:
    • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

    Derived terms

    • βῠβλῐοθήκη (bŭblĭothḗkē)

    References

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