-ίων

See also: ιών, ἱών, Ἴων, and ἰών

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation
 

Etymology 1

Perhaps taken from Anatolian.

Suffix

-ῑ́ων • (-ī́ōn) m or f (genitive -ῑ́ωνος or -ῑ́ονος); third declension

  1. (chiefly Epic) Suffix added to father's name that forms masculine patronymic, meaning "son of"
    ‎Πηλεύς (Pēleús, “Peleus”) + ‎-ίων (-íōn) → ‎Πηλεΐων (Pēleḯōn, “son of Peleus”)
Inflection
Third declension of -ῑ́ων; — (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
Nominative -ῑ́ων
-ī́ōn		 — -ῑ́ωνε
-ī́ōne		 — -ῑ́ωνες
-ī́ōnes		 —
Genitive -ῑ́ωνος
-ī́ōnos		 — -ῑώνοιν
-īṓnoin		 — -ῑώνων
-īṓnōn		 —
Dative -ῑ́ωνῐ
-ī́ōni		 — -ῑώνοιν
-īṓnoin		 — -ῑ́ωσῐ / -ῑ́ωσῐν
-ī́ōsi(n)		 —
Accusative -ῑ́ωνᾰ
-ī́ōna		 — -ῑ́ωνε
-ī́ōne		 — -ῑ́ωνᾰς
-ī́ōnas		 —
Vocative -ῑ́ων
-ī́ōn		 — -ῑ́ωνε
-ī́ōne		 — -ῑ́ωνες
-ī́ōnes		 —
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
Third declension of -ῑ́ων; — (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
Nominative -ῑ́ων
-ī́ōn		 — -ῑ́ονε
-ī́one		 — -ῑ́ονες
-ī́ones		 —
Genitive -ῑ́ονος
-ī́onos		 — -ῑόνοιν
-īónoin		 — -ῑόνων
-īónōn		 —
Dative -ῑ́ονῐ
-ī́oni		 — -ῑόνοιν
-īónoin		 — -ῑ́οσῐ / -ῑ́οσῐν
-ī́osi(n)		 —
Accusative -ῑ́ονᾰ
-ī́ona		 — -ῑ́ονε
-ī́one		 — -ῑ́ονᾰς
-ī́onas		 —
Vocative -ῖον
-îon		 — -ῑ́ονε
-ī́one		 — -ῑ́ονες
-ī́ones		 —
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
Third declension of -ῑ́ων; — (Epic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
Nominative -ῑ́ων
-ī́ōn		 — -ῑ́ωνε
-ī́ōne		 — -ῑ́ωνες
-ī́ōnes		 —
Genitive -ῑ́ωνος
-ī́ōnos		 — -ῑώνοιῐν
-īṓnoiin		 — -ῑώνων
-īṓnōn		 —
Dative -ῑ́ωνῐ
-ī́ōni		 — -ῑώνοιῐν
-īṓnoiin		 — -ῑ́ωσῐ / -ῑ́ωσῐν / -ῑώνεσσῐ / -ῑώνεσσῐν / -ῑώνεσῐ / -ῑώνεσῐν
-ī́ōsi(n) / -īṓnessi(n) / -īṓnesi(n)		 —
Accusative -ῑ́ωνᾰ
-ī́ōna		 — -ῑ́ωνε
-ī́ōne		 — -ῑ́ωνᾰς
-ī́ōnas		 —
Vocative -ῑ́ων
-ī́ōn		 — -ῑ́ωνε
-ī́ōne		 — -ῑ́ωνες
-ī́ōnes		 —
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.
Third declension of -ῑ́ων; — (Epic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
Nominative -ῑ́ων
-ī́ōn		 — -ῑ́ονε
-ī́one		 — -ῑ́ονες
-ī́ones		 —
Genitive -ῑ́ονος
-ī́onos		 — -ῑόνοιῐν
-īónoiin		 — -ῑόνων
-īónōn		 —
Dative -ῑ́ονῐ
-ī́oni		 — -ῑόνοιῐν
-īónoiin		 — -ῑ́οσῐ / -ῑ́οσῐν / -ῑόνεσσῐ / -ῑόνεσσῐν / -ῑόνεσῐ / -ῑόνεσῐν
-ī́osi(n) / -īónessi(n) / -īónesi(n)		 —
Accusative -ῑ́ονᾰ
-ī́ona		 — -ῑ́ονε
-ī́one		 — -ῑ́ονᾰς
-ī́onas		 —
Vocative -ῖον
-îon		 — -ῑ́ονε
-ī́one		 — -ῑ́ονες
-ī́ones		 —
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ίων (patronymic)

References
  • Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920) “Part III: Formation of Words”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 845

Etymology 2

From Proto-Hellenic *-ihō, from Proto-Indo-European *-isō, from *-yōs (whence -ων (-ōn)).

Suffix

-ῑ́ων • (-ī́ōn) m or f (neuter -ῑον); third declension

  1. Suffix added to some adjectival stems to form a comparative adjective: -er
    ‎ἡδύς (hēdús, “sweet”) + ‎-ίων (-íōn) → ‎ἡδῑ́ων (hēdī́ōn, “sweeter”)
Inflection
Third declension of -ῑ́ων; -ῖον (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
Nominative -ῑ́ων
-ī́ōn		 -ῖον
-îon		 -ῑ́ονε
-ī́one		 -ῑ́ονε
-ī́one		 -ῑ́ονες
-ī́ones		 -ῑ́ονᾰ
-ī́ona
Genitive -ῑ́ονος
-ī́onos		 -ῑ́ονος
-ī́onos		 -ῑόνοιν
-īónoin		 -ῑόνοιν
-īónoin		 -ῑόνων
-īónōn		 -ῑόνων
-īónōn
Dative -ῑ́ονῐ
-ī́oni		 -ῑ́ονῐ
-ī́oni		 -ῑόνοιν
-īónoin		 -ῑόνοιν
-īónoin		 -ῑ́οσῐ / -ῑ́οσῐν
-ī́osi(n)		 -ῑ́οσῐ / -ῑ́οσῐν
-ī́osi(n)
Accusative -ῑ́ονᾰ
-ī́ona		 -ῖον
-îon		 -ῑ́ονε
-ī́one		 -ῑ́ονε
-ī́one		 -ῑ́ονᾰς
-ī́onas		 -ῑ́ονᾰ
-ī́ona
Vocative -ῖον
-îon		 -ῖον
-îon		 -ῑ́ονε
-ī́one		 -ῑ́ονε
-ī́one		 -ῑ́ονες
-ī́ones		 -ῑ́ονᾰ
-ī́ona
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
-ῑόνως
-īónōs		 -ῑονέστερος
-īonésteros		 -ῑονέστᾰτος
-īonéstatos
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
Derived terms
Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ίων (comparative)

References
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