Δαρεῖος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • Δᾱ́ρειος (Dā́reios)
  • Δᾱρειαῖος (Dāreiaîos)
  • Δαριήκης (Dariḗkēs)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎢𐏁 (d-a-r-y-u-š /⁠Dārayauš⁠/), shortened form of 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 (d-a-r-y-v-u-š /⁠Dārayavaʰuš⁠/, literally holding firm what is good),[1] from *dar- (to hold (firmly)) + *vahu- (good).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Δᾱρεῖος • (Dāreîos) m (genitive Δᾱρείου); second declension

  1. Darius
    • 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Anabasis 1.1.1:
      Δαρείου καὶ Παρυσάτιδος γίγνονται παῖδες δύο, πρεσβύτερος μὲν Ἀρταξέρξης, νεώτερος δὲ Κῦρος.
      Dareíou kaì Parusátidos gígnontai paîdes dúo, presbúteros mèn Artaxérxēs, neṓteros dè Kûros.
      Darius and Parysatis had two sons born to them: the older was Artaxerxes, the younger Cyrus.

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: Δαρείος (Dareíos)
  • Latin: Dārīus

References

  1. Tavernier, Jan (2007) Iranica in the Achaemenid Period (ca. 550–330 B.C.): Lexicon of Old Iranian Proper Names and Loanwords, Attested in Non-Iranian Texts, Peeters Publishers, →ISBN, page 15
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