σπέος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
  • σπεῖος (speîos)

Etymology

According to Beekes, the word is undoubtely from Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation
 

Noun

σπέος • (spéos) n (genitive σπείους); third declension

(Epic)
  1. cave, cavern, grotto
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 1.13–15:
      τὸν δ' οἶον, νόστου κεχρημένον ἠδὲ γυναικός,
      νύμφη πότνι' ἔρῡκε Καλυψώ, δῖα θεᾱ́ων,
      ἐν σπέσσι γλαφυροῖσι, λιλαιομένη πόσιν εἶναι.
      tòn d' oîon, nóstou kekhrēménon ēdè gunaikós,
      númphē pótni' érūke Kalupsṓ, dîa theā́ōn,
      en spéssi glaphuroîsi, lilaioménē pósin eînai.
      [Odysseus] alone, longing for homecoming and his wife,
      the revered nymph Calypso, brightest of goddesses, detained
      in hollow caves, longing for him to be her husband.

Inflection
Irregular declension of σπέος; σπείους (Epic)
Case / # Singular Plural
Nominative σπέος / σπεῖος
spéos / speîos		 —
Genitive σπείους
speíous		 σπείων
speíōn
Dative σπῆῐ̈
spêï		 σπέσσῐ / σπήεσσῐ
spéssi / spḗessi
Accusative σπέος / σπεῖος
spéos / speîos		 —
Vocative σπέος / σπεῖος
spéos / speîos		 —
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

References
  • σπέος in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • σπέος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill
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