ἑός

See also: -εος

Ancient Greek

PIE word
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ἑός • (heós) (feminine ἑή, neuter ἑόν); first/second declension (third person singular possessive determiner)

Serves the functions of emphasis and specificative reflexion, often defining the object that it modifies as specifically belonging to, or as resulting in some way from, the sentence subject.

First and second declension of ἑός; ἑή; ἑόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἑός heós	ἑή heḗ	ἑόν heón	ἑώ heṓ	ἑᾱ́ heā́	ἑώ heṓ	ἑοί heoí	ἑαί heaí	ἑᾰ́ heắ
Genitive	ἑοῦ heoû	ἑῆς heês	ἑοῦ heoû	ἑοῖν heoîn	ἑαῖν heaîn	ἑοῖν heoîn	ἑῶν heôn	ἑῶν heôn	ἑῶν heôn
Dative	ἑῷ heōî	ἑῇ heēî	ἑῷ heōî	ἑοῖν heoîn	ἑαῖν heaîn	ἑοῖν heoîn	ἑοῖς heoîs	ἑαῖς heaîs	ἑοῖς heoîs
Accusative	ἑόν heón	ἑήν heḗn	ἑόν heón	ἑώ heṓ	ἑᾱ́ heā́	ἑώ heṓ	ἑούς heoús	ἑᾱ́ς heā́s	ἑᾰ́ heắ
Vocative	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of ἑός; ἑή; ἑόν (Epic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἑός heós	ἑή heḗ	ἑόν heón	ἑώ heṓ	ἑᾱ́ heā́	ἑώ heṓ	ἑοί heoí	ἑαί heaí	ἑᾰ́ heắ
Genitive	ἑοῖο ἑόο ἑοῦ heoîo heóo heoû	ἑῆς heês	ἑοῖο ἑόο ἑοῦ heoîo heóo heoû	ἑοῖῐ̈ν heoîĭ̈n	ἑαῖῐ̈ν heaîĭ̈n	ἑοῖῐ̈ν heoîĭ̈n	ἑῶν heôn	ἑᾱ́ων ἑέων ἑῶν heā́ōn heéōn heôn	ἑῶν heôn
Dative	ἑῷ εἱῷ heōî heiōî	ἑῇ heēî	ἑῷ εἱῷ heōî heiōî	ἑοῖῐ̈ν heoîĭ̈n	ἑαῖῐ̈ν heaîĭ̈n	ἑοῖῐ̈ν heoîĭ̈n	ἑοῖσῐ ἑοῖσῐν ἑοῖς heoîsĭ(n) heoîs	ἑῇσῐ ἑῇσῐν ἑῇς ἑαῖς heēîsĭ(n) heēîs heaîs	ἑοῖσῐ ἑοῖσῐν ἑοῖς heoîsĭ(n) heoîs
Accusative	ἑόν heón	ἑήν heḗn	ἑόν heón	ἑώ heṓ	ἑᾱ́ heā́	ἑώ heṓ	ἑούς heoús	ἑᾱ́ς heā́s	ἑᾰ́ heắ
Vocative	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

First and second declension of ἑός; ἑή; ἑόν (Ionic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἑός heós	ἑή heḗ	ἑόν heón	ἑώ heṓ	ἑᾱ́ heā́	ἑώ heṓ	ἑοί heoí	ἑαί heaí	ἑᾰ́ heắ
Genitive	ἑοῦ heoû	ἑῆς heês	ἑοῦ heoû	ἑοῖν heoîn	ἑαῖν heaîn	ἑοῖν heoîn	ἑῶν heôn	ἑέων ἑῶν heéōn heôn	ἑῶν heôn
Dative	ἑῷ heōî	ἑῇ heēî	ἑῷ heōî	ἑοῖν heoîn	ἑαῖν heaîn	ἑοῖν heoîn	ἑοῖσῐ ἑοῖσῐν heoîsĭ(n)	ἑῇσῐ ἑῇσῐν heēîsĭ(n)	ἑοῖσῐ ἑοῖσῐν heoîsĭ(n)
Accusative	ἑόν heón	ἑήν heḗn	ἑόν heón	ἑώ heṓ	ἑᾱ́ heā́	ἑώ heṓ	ἑούς heoús	ἑᾱ́ς heā́s	ἑᾰ́ heắ
Vocative	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

ἑός • (heós) (feminine ἑή, neuter ἑόν); first/second declension

First and second declension of ἑός; ἑή; ἑόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἑός heós	ἑή heḗ	ἑόν heón	ἑώ heṓ	ἑᾱ́ heā́	ἑώ heṓ	ἑοί heoí	ἑαί heaí	ἑᾰ́ heắ
Genitive	ἑοῦ heoû	ἑῆς heês	ἑοῦ heoû	ἑοῖν heoîn	ἑαῖν heaîn	ἑοῖν heoîn	ἑῶν heôn	ἑῶν heôn	ἑῶν heôn
Dative	ἑῷ heōî	ἑῇ heēî	ἑῷ heōî	ἑοῖν heoîn	ἑαῖν heaîn	ἑοῖν heoîn	ἑοῖς heoîs	ἑαῖς heaîs	ἑοῖς heoîs
Accusative	ἑόν heón	ἑήν heḗn	ἑόν heón	ἑώ heṓ	ἑᾱ́ heā́	ἑώ heṓ	ἑούς heoús	ἑᾱ́ς heā́s	ἑᾰ́ heắ
Vocative	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of ἑός; ἑή; ἑόν (Epic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἑός heós	ἑή heḗ	ἑόν heón	ἑώ heṓ	ἑᾱ́ heā́	ἑώ heṓ	ἑοί heoí	ἑαί heaí	ἑᾰ́ heắ
Genitive	ἑοῖο ἑόο ἑοῦ heoîo heóo heoû	ἑῆς heês	ἑοῖο ἑόο ἑοῦ heoîo heóo heoû	ἑοῖῐ̈ν heoîĭ̈n	ἑαῖῐ̈ν heaîĭ̈n	ἑοῖῐ̈ν heoîĭ̈n	ἑῶν heôn	ἑᾱ́ων ἑέων ἑῶν heā́ōn heéōn heôn	ἑῶν heôn
Dative	ἑῷ εἱῷ heōî heiōî	ἑῇ heēî	ἑῷ εἱῷ heōî heiōî	ἑοῖῐ̈ν heoîĭ̈n	ἑαῖῐ̈ν heaîĭ̈n	ἑοῖῐ̈ν heoîĭ̈n	ἑοῖσῐ ἑοῖσῐν ἑοῖς heoîsĭ(n) heoîs	ἑῇσῐ ἑῇσῐν ἑῇς ἑαῖς heēîsĭ(n) heēîs heaîs	ἑοῖσῐ ἑοῖσῐν ἑοῖς heoîsĭ(n) heoîs
Accusative	ἑόν heón	ἑήν heḗn	ἑόν heón	ἑώ heṓ	ἑᾱ́ heā́	ἑώ heṓ	ἑούς heoús	ἑᾱ́ς heā́s	ἑᾰ́ heắ
Vocative	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

First and second declension of ἑός; ἑή; ἑόν (Ionic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἑός heós	ἑή heḗ	ἑόν heón	ἑώ heṓ	ἑᾱ́ heā́	ἑώ heṓ	ἑοί heoí	ἑαί heaí	ἑᾰ́ heắ
Genitive	ἑοῦ heoû	ἑῆς heês	ἑοῦ heoû	ἑοῖν heoîn	ἑαῖν heaîn	ἑοῖν heoîn	ἑῶν heôn	ἑέων ἑῶν heéōn heôn	ἑῶν heôn
Dative	ἑῷ heōî	ἑῇ heēî	ἑῷ heōî	ἑοῖν heoîn	ἑαῖν heaîn	ἑοῖν heoîn	ἑοῖσῐ ἑοῖσῐν heoîsĭ(n)	ἑῇσῐ ἑῇσῐν heēîsĭ(n)	ἑοῖσῐ ἑοῖσῐν heoîsĭ(n)
Accusative	ἑόν heón	ἑήν heḗn	ἑόν heón	ἑώ heṓ	ἑᾱ́ heā́	ἑώ heṓ	ἑούς heoús	ἑᾱ́ς heā́s	ἑᾰ́ heắ
Vocative	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

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