ἀντίον

See also: Ἄντιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀντίος (antíos): the adverb/preposition is from the adverbial accusative, and the noun is from the neuter singular.

Formally identical to Hittite 𒄩𒀭𒍝𒀭 (ḫa-an-za-an /⁠ḫanzan⁠/) as if from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíom, though the parallel formations in Greek and Hittite may be independent.[1]

Pronunciation
 

Adverb

ἀντίον • (antíon)

  1. against (me, him, her, etc.)
    Synonym: ἄντην (ántēn)

Preposition

ἀντίον • (antíon) (governs the genitive)

  1. against
  2. before, in front of
  3. in the presence of
  4. facing

Noun

ἀντῐ́ον • (antíon) n (genitive ἀντῐ́ου); second declension

  1. loom or a part of it

Declension
Second declension of τὸ ἀντῐ́ον; τοῦ ἀντῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ ἀντῐ́ον
tò antíon		 τὼ ἀντῐ́ω
tṑ antíō		 τᾰ̀ ἀντῐ́ᾰ
tà antía
Genitive τοῦ ἀντῐ́ου
toû antíou		 τοῖν ἀντῐ́οιν
toîn antíoin		 τῶν ἀντῐ́ων
tôn antíōn
Dative τῷ ἀντῐ́ῳ
tôi antíōi		 τοῖν ἀντῐ́οιν
toîn antíoin		 τοῖς ἀντῐ́οις
toîs antíois
Accusative τὸ ἀντῐ́ον
tò antíon		 τὼ ἀντῐ́ω
tṑ antíō		 τᾰ̀ ἀντῐ́ᾰ
tà antía
Vocative ἀντῐ́ον
antíon		 ἀντῐ́ω
antíō		 ἀντῐ́ᾰ
antía
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Adjective

ἀντίον • (antíon)

  1. inflection of ἀντίος (antíos):
    1. accusative singular masculine
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative singular neuter

References
  1. Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) “ḫant-”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 289

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