Βίων

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /bí.ɔːn/ → /ˈβi.on/ → /ˈvi.on/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bí.ɔːn/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.on/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈβi.on/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.on/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.on/

Proper noun

Βίων • (Bíōn) m (genitive Βίωνος); third declension

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Bion

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Βίων; τοῦ Βίωνος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Βίων ho Bíōn
Genitive	τοῦ Βίωνος toû Bíōnos
Dative	τῷ Βίωνῐ tôi Bíōni
Accusative	τὸν Βίωνᾰ tòn Bíōna
Vocative	Βίων Bíōn
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• Βίων in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)