βωμός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From βω- (bō-), o-grade of the root of ἔβην (ébēn), aorist of βαίνω (baínō), +‎ -μός (-mós).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

βωμός • (bōmós) m (genitive βωμοῦ); second declension

(Epic, Ionic, Attic)
  1. raised platform, pedestal
  2. altar

Declension
Second declension of ὁ βωμός; τοῦ βωμοῦ (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ βωμός
ho bōmós		 τὼ βωμώ
tṑ bōmṓ		 οἱ βωμοί
hoi bōmoí
Genitive τοῦ βωμοῦ
toû bōmoû		 τοῖν βωμοῖν
toîn bōmoîn		 τῶν βωμῶν
tôn bōmôn
Dative τῷ βωμῷ
tôi bōmôi		 τοῖν βωμοῖν
toîn bōmoîn		 τοῖς βωμοῖς
toîs bōmoîs
Accusative τὸν βωμόν
tòn bōmón		 τὼ βωμώ
tṑ bōmṓ		 τοὺς βωμούς
toùs bōmoús
Vocative βωμέ
bōmé		 βωμώ
bōmṓ		 βωμοί
bōmoí
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Further reading

Greek

Noun

βωμός • (vomós) m (plural βωμοί)

  1. (religion) altar
  2. place of religious ceremony or sacrifice

Declension
declension of βωμός
singular plural
nominative βωμός • βωμοί •
genitive βωμού • βωμών •
accusative βωμό • βωμούς •
vocative βωμέ • βωμοί •

See also
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