ἀμβρόσιος

See also: Ἀμβρόσιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἄμβροτος (ámbrotos, “immortal”) +‎ -ιος (-ios, adjective suffix). The τ changed to σ before ι by assibilation.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /am.bró.si.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /amˈbro.si.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /amˈbro.si.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /amˈbro.si.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /amˈbro.si.os/

Adjective

ᾰ̓μβρόσῐος • (ămbrósĭos) m (feminine ᾰ̓μβροσῐ́ᾱ, neuter ᾰ̓μβρόσῐον); first/second declension

immortal; divine
1. (Homeric epithet of everything belonging to the gods)

Declension

First and second declension of ἀμβρόσῐος; ἀμβροσῐ́ᾱ; ἀμβρόσῐον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἀμβρόσῐος ambrósĭos	ἀμβροσῐ́ᾱ ambrosĭ́ā	ἀμβρόσῐον ambrósĭon	ἀμβροσῐ́ω ambrosĭ́ō	ἀμβροσῐ́ᾱ ambrosĭ́ā	ἀμβροσῐ́ω ambrosĭ́ō	ἀμβρόσῐοι ambrósĭoi	ἀμβρόσῐαι ambrósĭai	ἀμβρόσῐᾰ ambrósĭă
Genitive	ἀμβροσῐ́ου ambrosĭ́ou	ἀμβροσῐ́ᾱς ambrosĭ́ās	ἀμβροσῐ́ου ambrosĭ́ou	ἀμβροσῐ́οιν ambrosĭ́oin	ἀμβροσῐ́αιν ambrosĭ́ain	ἀμβροσῐ́οιν ambrosĭ́oin	ἀμβροσῐ́ων ambrosĭ́ōn	ἀμβροσῐ́ων ambrosĭ́ōn	ἀμβροσῐ́ων ambrosĭ́ōn
Dative	ἀμβροσῐ́ῳ ambrosĭ́ōi	ἀμβροσῐ́ᾳ ambrosĭ́āi	ἀμβροσῐ́ῳ ambrosĭ́ōi	ἀμβροσῐ́οιν ambrosĭ́oin	ἀμβροσῐ́αιν ambrosĭ́ain	ἀμβροσῐ́οιν ambrosĭ́oin	ἀμβροσῐ́οις ambrosĭ́ois	ἀμβροσῐ́αις ambrosĭ́ais	ἀμβροσῐ́οις ambrosĭ́ois
Accusative	ἀμβρόσῐον ambrósĭon	ἀμβροσῐ́ᾱν ambrosĭ́ān	ἀμβρόσῐον ambrósĭon	ἀμβροσῐ́ω ambrosĭ́ō	ἀμβροσῐ́ᾱ ambrosĭ́ā	ἀμβροσῐ́ω ambrosĭ́ō	ἀμβροσῐ́ους ambrosĭ́ous	ἀμβροσῐ́ᾱς ambrosĭ́ās	ἀμβρόσῐᾰ ambrósĭă
Vocative	ἀμβρόσῐε ambrósĭe	ἀμβροσῐ́ᾱ ambrosĭ́ā	ἀμβρόσῐον ambrósĭon	ἀμβροσῐ́ω ambrosĭ́ō	ἀμβροσῐ́ᾱ ambrosĭ́ā	ἀμβροσῐ́ω ambrosĭ́ō	ἀμβρόσῐοι ambrósĭoi	ἀμβρόσῐαι ambrósĭai	ἀμβρόσῐᾰ ambrósĭă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ἀμβροσῐ́ως ambrosĭ́ōs			ἀμβροσῐώτερος ambrosĭṓteros			ἀμβροσῐώτᾰτος ambrosĭṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of ἀμβρόσῐος; ἀμβροσῐ́η; ἀμβρόσῐον (Epic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἀμβρόσῐος ambrósĭos	ἀμβροσῐ́η ambrosĭ́ē	ἀμβρόσῐον ambrósĭon	ἀμβροσῐ́ω ambrosĭ́ō	ἀμβροσῐ́ᾱ ambrosĭ́ā	ἀμβροσῐ́ω ambrosĭ́ō	ἀμβρόσῐοι ambrósĭoi	ἀμβρόσῐαι ambrósĭai	ἀμβρόσῐᾰ ambrósĭă
Genitive	ἀμβροσῐ́οιο ἀμβροσῐ́οο ἀμβροσῐ́ου ambrosĭ́oio ambrosĭ́oo ambrosĭ́ou	ἀμβροσῐ́ης ambrosĭ́ēs	ἀμβροσῐ́οιο ἀμβροσῐ́οο ἀμβροσῐ́ου ambrosĭ́oio ambrosĭ́oo ambrosĭ́ou	ἀμβροσῐ́οιῐ̈ν ambrosĭ́oiĭ̈n	ἀμβροσῐ́αιῐ̈ν ambrosĭ́aiĭ̈n	ἀμβροσῐ́οιῐ̈ν ambrosĭ́oiĭ̈n	ἀμβροσῐ́ων ambrosĭ́ōn	ἀμβροσῐᾱ́ων ἀμβροσῐέων ἀμβροσῐῶν ambrosĭā́ōn ambrosĭéōn ambrosĭôn	ἀμβροσῐ́ων ambrosĭ́ōn
Dative	ἀμβροσῐ́ῳ ambrosĭ́ōi	ἀμβροσῐ́ῃ ambrosĭ́ēi	ἀμβροσῐ́ῳ ambrosĭ́ōi	ἀμβροσῐ́οιῐ̈ν ambrosĭ́oiĭ̈n	ἀμβροσῐ́αιῐ̈ν ambrosĭ́aiĭ̈n	ἀμβροσῐ́οιῐ̈ν ambrosĭ́oiĭ̈n	ἀμβροσῐ́οισῐ ἀμβροσῐ́οισῐν ἀμβροσῐ́οις ambrosĭ́oisĭ(n) ambrosĭ́ois	ἀμβροσῐ́ῃσῐ ἀμβροσῐ́ῃσῐν ἀμβροσῐ́ῃς ἀμβροσῐ́αις ambrosĭ́ēisĭ(n) ambrosĭ́ēis ambrosĭ́ais	ἀμβροσῐ́οισῐ ἀμβροσῐ́οισῐν ἀμβροσῐ́οις ambrosĭ́oisĭ(n) ambrosĭ́ois
Accusative	ἀμβρόσῐον ambrósĭon	ἀμβροσῐ́ην ambrosĭ́ēn	ἀμβρόσῐον ambrósĭon	ἀμβροσῐ́ω ambrosĭ́ō	ἀμβροσῐ́ᾱ ambrosĭ́ā	ἀμβροσῐ́ω ambrosĭ́ō	ἀμβροσῐ́ους ambrosĭ́ous	ἀμβροσῐ́ᾱς ambrosĭ́ās	ἀμβρόσῐᾰ ambrósĭă
Vocative	ἀμβρόσῐε ambrósĭe	ἀμβροσῐ́η ambrosĭ́ē	ἀμβρόσῐον ambrósĭon	ἀμβροσῐ́ω ambrosĭ́ō	ἀμβροσῐ́ᾱ ambrosĭ́ā	ἀμβροσῐ́ω ambrosĭ́ō	ἀμβρόσῐοι ambrósĭoi	ἀμβρόσῐαι ambrósĭai	ἀμβρόσῐᾰ ambrósĭă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ἀμβροσῐ́ως ambrosĭ́ōs			ἀμβροσῐώτερος ambrosĭṓteros			ἀμβροσῐώτᾰτος ambrosĭṓtătos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

Latin: ambrosius
- English: ambrosial

References

“ἀμβρόσιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“ἀμβρόσιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
“ἀμβρόσιος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
ἀμβρόσιος in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
ἀμβρόσιος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924), A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
ἀμβρόσιος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2026)
“ἀμβρόσιος”, in Slater, William J. (1969), Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter