ἡρώϊος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἥρως (hḗrōs, “warrior, hero”) +‎ -ιος (-ios, adjective suffix)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hɛː.rɔ̌ː.i.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)eˈro.i.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /iˈro.i.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /iˈro.i.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /iˈro.i.os/

Adjective

ἡρώϊος • (hērṓïos) m (feminine ἡρωΐα, neuter ἡρώϊον); first/second declension

(Doric, only in Pindar)

of or concerning heroes

Inflection

First and second declension of ἡρώϊος; ἡρωΐᾱ; ἡρώϊον (Doric)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἡρώϊος hērṓïos	ἡρωΐᾱ hērōḯā	ἡρώϊον hērṓïon	ἡρωΐω hērōḯō	ἡρωΐᾱ hērōḯā	ἡρωΐω hērōḯō	ἡρώϊοι hērṓïoi	ἡρώϊαι hērṓïai	ἡρώϊᾰ hērṓïa
Genitive	ἡρωΐοιο hērōḯoio	ἡρωΐᾱς hērōḯās	ἡρωΐοιο hērōḯoio	ἡρωΐοιν hērōḯoin	ἡρωΐαιν hērōḯain	ἡρωΐοιν hērōḯoin	ἡρωΐων hērōḯōn	ἡρωΐων hērōḯōn	ἡρωΐων hērōḯōn
Dative	ἡρωΐῳ hērōḯōi	ἡρωΐᾳ hērōḯāi	ἡρωΐῳ hērōḯōi	ἡρωΐοιν hērōḯoin	ἡρωΐαιν hērōḯain	ἡρωΐοιν hērōḯoin	ἡρωΐοις hērōḯois	ἡρωΐαις hērōḯais	ἡρωΐοις hērōḯois
Accusative	ἡρώϊον hērṓïon	ἡρωΐᾱν hērōḯān	ἡρώϊον hērṓïon	ἡρωΐω hērōḯō	ἡρωΐᾱ hērōḯā	ἡρωΐω hērōḯō	ἡρωΐους hērōḯous	ἡρωΐᾱς hērōḯās	ἡρώϊᾰ hērṓïa
Vocative	ἡρώϊε hērṓïe	ἡρωΐᾱ hērōḯā	ἡρώϊον hērṓïon	ἡρωΐω hērōḯō	ἡρωΐᾱ hērōḯā	ἡρωΐω hērōḯō	ἡρώϊοι hērṓïoi	ἡρώϊαι hērṓïai	ἡρώϊᾰ hērṓïa
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	—			—			—
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Synonyms

ἡρώϊκος (hērṓïkos)

References

Slater
ἡρώιος in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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