διιπετής

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Δῐῑπετής (Diīpetḗs)

Etymology

διῑ (diī, “Zeus”) +‎ -πετής (-petḗs, “one who falls”)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /di.iː.pe.tɛ̌ːs/ → /ði.i.peˈtis/ → /ði.i.peˈtis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /di.iː.pe.tɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /di.i.peˈte̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ði.i.peˈtis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ði.i.peˈtis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ði.i.peˈtis/

Adjective

δῐῑπετής • (diīpetḗs) m or f (neuter δῐῑπετές); third declension

1. fallen from Zeus, from heaven

Declension

Third declension of δῐῑπετής; δῐῑπετές (contracted, Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		δῐῑπετής diīpetḗs	δῐῑπετές diīpetés		δῐῑπετεῖ diīpeteî	δῐῑπετεῖ diīpeteî		δῐῑπετεῖς diīpeteîs	δῐῑπετῆ diīpetê
Genitive		δῐῑπετοῦς diīpetoûs	δῐῑπετοῦς diīpetoûs		δῐῑπετοῖν diīpetoîn	δῐῑπετοῖν diīpetoîn		δῐῑπετῶν diīpetôn	δῐῑπετῶν diīpetôn
Dative		δῐῑπετεῖ diīpeteî	δῐῑπετεῖ diīpeteî		δῐῑπετοῖν diīpetoîn	δῐῑπετοῖν diīpetoîn		δῐῑπετέσῐ / δῐῑπετέσῐν diīpetési(n)	δῐῑπετέσῐ / δῐῑπετέσῐν diīpetési(n)
Accusative		δῐῑπετῆ diīpetê	δῐῑπετές diīpetés		δῐῑπετεῖ diīpeteî	δῐῑπετεῖ diīpeteî		δῐῑπετεῖς diīpeteîs	δῐῑπετῆ diīpetê
Vocative		δῐῑπετές diīpetés	δῐῑπετές diīpetés		δῐῑπετεῖ diīpeteî	δῐῑπετεῖ diīpeteî		δῐῑπετεῖς diīpeteîs	δῐῑπετῆ diīpetê
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		δῐῑπετῶς diīpetôs			δῐῑπετέστερος diīpetésteros			δῐῑπετέστᾰτος diīpetéstatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of δῐῑπετής; δῐῑπετές (uncontracted, Epic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		δῐῑπετής diīpetḗs	δῐῑπετές diīpetés		δῐῑπετεῖ / δῐῑπετέε diīpeteî / diīpetée	δῐῑπετεῖ / δῐῑπετέε diīpeteî / diīpetée		δῐῑπετεῖς / δῐῑπετέες diīpeteîs / diīpetées	δῐῑπετέᾰ diīpetéa
Genitive		δῐῑπετέος / δῐῑπετεῦς diīpetéos / diīpeteûs	δῐῑπετέος / δῐῑπετεῦς diīpetéos / diīpeteûs		δῐῑπετοῖν diīpetoîn	δῐῑπετοῖν diīpetoîn		δῐῑπετέων diīpetéōn	δῐῑπετέων diīpetéōn
Dative		δῐῑπετεῖ / δῐῑπετέῐ̈ diīpeteî / diīpetéï	δῐῑπετεῖ / δῐῑπετέῐ̈ diīpeteî / diīpetéï		δῐῑπετοῖν diīpetoîn	δῐῑπετοῖν diīpetoîn		δῐῑπετέσῐ / δῐῑπετέσῐν diīpetési(n)	δῐῑπετέσῐ / δῐῑπετέσῐν diīpetési(n)
Accusative		δῐῑπετέᾰ diīpetéa	δῐῑπετές diīpetés		δῐῑπετεῖ / δῐῑπετέε diīpeteî / diīpetée	δῐῑπετεῖ / δῐῑπετέε diīpeteî / diīpetée		δῐῑπετέᾰς diīpetéas	δῐῑπετέᾰ diīpetéa
Vocative		δῐῑπετές diīpetés	δῐῑπετές diīpetés		δῐῑπετεῖ / δῐῑπετέε diīpeteî / diīpetée	δῐῑπετεῖ / δῐῑπετέε diīpeteî / diīpetée		δῐῑπετεῖς / δῐῑπετέες diīpeteîs / diīpetées	δῐῑπετέᾰ diīpetéa
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		δῐῑπετέως diīpetéōs			δῐῑπετέστερος diīpetésteros			δῐῑπετέστᾰτος diīpetéstatos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Related terms

• διοπετής (diopetḗs)

Further reading

• “διιπετής”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• διιπετής in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• διιπετής in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• διιπετής in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “διιπετής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press