βελτίων

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

βέλτερος (bélteros)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bel-. Cognates include Sanskrit बल (bala), Latin dēbilis, and Old Church Slavonic бол҄ии (boljĭjĭ).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bel.tí.ɔːn/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /bɛlˈti.on/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /βelˈti.on/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /velˈti.on/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /velˈti.on/

Adjective

βελτῐ́ων • (beltíōn) m or f (neuter βέλτῐον); third declension

comparative degree of ἀγαθός (agathós): better

Inflection

Third declension of βελτῑ́ων; βέλτῑον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	βελτῑ́ων beltī́ōn	βέλτῑον béltīon	βελτῑ́ονε beltī́one	βελτῑ́ονε beltī́one	βελτῑ́ονες / βελτῑ́ους beltī́ones / beltī́ous	βελτῑ́ονᾰ / βελτῑ́ω beltī́ona / beltī́ō
Genitive	βελτῑ́ονος beltī́onos	βελτῑ́ονος beltī́onos	βελτῑόνοιν beltīónoin	βελτῑόνοιν beltīónoin	βελτῑόνων beltīónōn	βελτῑόνων beltīónōn
Dative	βελτῑ́ονῐ beltī́oni	βελτῑ́ονῐ beltī́oni	βελτῑόνοιν beltīónoin	βελτῑόνοιν beltīónoin	βελτῑ́οσῐ / βελτῑ́οσῐν beltī́osi(n)	βελτῑ́οσῐ / βελτῑ́οσῐν beltī́osi(n)
Accusative	βελτῑ́ονᾰ / βελτῑ́ω beltī́ona / beltī́ō	βέλτῑον béltīon	βελτῑ́ονε beltī́one	βελτῑ́ονε beltī́one	βελτῑ́ονᾰς / βελτῑ́ους beltī́onas / beltī́ous	βελτῑ́ονᾰ / βελτῑ́ω beltī́ona / beltī́ō
Vocative	βέλτῑον béltīon	βέλτῑον béltīon	βελτῑ́ονε beltī́one	βελτῑ́ονε beltī́one	βελτῑ́ονες / βελτῑ́ους beltī́ones / beltī́ous	βελτῑ́ονᾰ / βελτῑ́ω beltī́ona / beltī́ō
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	βελτῑόνως beltīónōs		—		—
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.