Ὀδυσσεύς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Ὀδυσεύς (Oduseús)
Ὀλυσσεύς (Olusseús)
Ὀλυττεύς (Olutteús)
Οὑδυσσεύς (Houdusseús)
Οὐλιξεύς (Oulixeús)
Οὐλίξης (Oulíxēs)

Etymology

The etymology of the name is contested. According to one view, the name Odysseus derives from the verb ὀδύσσομαι (odússomai, “to hate”), which is from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- (“to hate”). However, it has been also suggested that it could be of non-Greek origin and probably of non-Indo-European origin too. According to Beekes Ὀδυσσεύς and Ἀχιλλεύς came both from the same Pre-Greek language.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /o.dys.seú̯s/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /o.dysˈseʍs/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /o.ðysˈseɸs/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /o.ðysˈsefs/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /o.ðiˈsefs/

Proper noun

Ὀδῠσσεύς • (Odusseús) m (genitive Ὀδῠσσέως or Ὀδῠσσῆος); third declension

(Epic, Attic)

Odysseus

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Ὀδῠσσεύς; τοῦ Ὀδῠσσέως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ὀδῠσσεύς ho Odusseús
Genitive	τοῦ Ὀδῠσσέως toû Odusséōs
Dative	τῷ Ὀδῠσσεῖ tôi Odusseî
Accusative	τὸν Ὀδῠσσέᾱ tòn Odusséā
Vocative	Ὀδῠσσεῦ Odusseû
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of Ὀδῠσσεύς; Ὀδῠσσῆος (Epic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	Ὀδῠσσεύς Odusseús
Genitive	Ὀδῠσσῆος / Ὀδῠσσέος Odussêos / Odusséos
Dative	Ὀδῠσσῆῐ̈ / Ὀδῠσσέῐ̈ Odussêï / Odusséï
Accusative	Ὀδῠσσῆᾰ / Ὀδῠσσέᾰ Odussêa / Odusséa
Vocative	Ὀδῠσσεῦ Odusseû
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

Ὀδυσσεία (Odusseía)
Ὀδύσσεια (Odússeia)

Descendants

Greek: Οδυσσεύς (Odysséfs); Οδυσσέας (Odysséas)
Latin: Odysseus; Ulixes; Ulysses

References

Ὀδυσσεύς in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Ὀδυσσεύς in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
Ὀδυσσεύς in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
Ὀδυσσεύς in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,018

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