Λύκειον

See also: λύκειον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the neighboring temple to Ἀπόλλων Λύκειος (Apóllōn Lúkeios, “Apollo of Lyceus”).

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Λῠ́κειον • (Lúkeion) n (genitive Λῠκείου); second declension

  1. Lyceum, a gymnasium in Athens at which Aristotle founded a philosophical school

Inflection
Second declension of τὸ Λῠ́κειον; τοῦ Λῠκείου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative τὸ Λῠ́κειον
tò Lúkeion
Genitive τοῦ Λῠκείου
toû Lukeíou
Dative τῷ Λῠκείῳ
tôi Lukeíōi
Accusative τὸ Λῠ́κειον
tò Lúkeion
Vocative Λῠ́κειον
Lúkeion
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • Greek: Λύκειο (Lýkeio)
  • Latin: Lycēum

References
  • Λύκειον in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,015
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