ΔΗΛΙΟΙΣ, δηλιοις
DĒLIOIS, dēliois
Sounds Like: DAY-lee-oys
Translations: (to) Delian, (to) a Delian, (to) the Delians
From the root: ΔΗΛΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This word refers to something or someone from Delos, an island in the Aegean Sea. It can function as an adjective meaning 'Delian' or as a noun referring to 'a Delian' person. In this inflected form, it indicates the dative case, meaning it would typically be used to show the recipient or indirect object of an action, often translated with 'to' or 'for'.
Inflection: Plural, Dative, Masculine
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:126
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΗΛΙΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΔΗΛΙΩΝ — of Delos, Delians, of the Delians
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