διιπετής

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Δῐῑπετής (Diīpetḗs)

Etymology

διῑ (diī, “Zeus”) +‎ -πετής (-petḗs, “one who falls”)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /di.iː.pe.tɛ̌ːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /di.i.peˈte̝s/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ði.i.peˈtis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ði.i.peˈtis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ði.i.peˈtis/

Adjective

δῐῑπετής • (diīpetḗs) m or f (neuter δῐῑπετές); third declension

fallen from Zeus, from heaven

Declension

Third declension of δῐῑπετής; δῐῑπετές (contracted, Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	δῐῑπετής diīpetḗs	δῐῑπετές diīpetés	δῐῑπετεῖ diīpeteî	δῐῑπετεῖ diīpeteî	δῐῑπετεῖς diīpeteîs	δῐῑπετῆ diīpetê
Genitive	δῐῑπετοῦς diīpetoûs	δῐῑπετοῦς diīpetoûs	δῐῑπετοῖν diīpetoîn	δῐῑπετοῖν diīpetoîn	δῐῑπετῶν diīpetôn	δῐῑπετῶν diīpetôn
Dative	δῐῑπετεῖ diīpeteî	δῐῑπετεῖ diīpeteî	δῐῑπετοῖν diīpetoîn	δῐῑπετοῖν diīpetoîn	δῐῑπετέσῐ / δῐῑπετέσῐν diīpetési(n)	δῐῑπετέσῐ / δῐῑπετέσῐν diīpetési(n)
Accusative	δῐῑπετῆ diīpetê	δῐῑπετές diīpetés	δῐῑπετεῖ diīpeteî	δῐῑπετεῖ diīpeteî	δῐῑπετεῖς diīpeteîs	δῐῑπετῆ diīpetê
Vocative	δῐῑπετές diīpetés	δῐῑπετές diīpetés	δῐῑπετεῖ diīpeteî	δῐῑπετεῖ diīpeteî	δῐῑπετεῖς diīpeteîs	δῐῑπετῆ diīpetê
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	δῐῑπετῶς diīpetôs		δῐῑπετέστερος diīpetésteros		δῐῑπετέστᾰτος diīpetéstatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of δῐῑπετής; δῐῑπετές (uncontracted, Epic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	δῐῑπετής diīpetḗs	δῐῑπετές diīpetés	δῐῑπετεῖ / δῐῑπετέε diīpeteî / diīpetée	δῐῑπετεῖ / δῐῑπετέε diīpeteî / diīpetée	δῐῑπετεῖς / δῐῑπετέες diīpeteîs / diīpetées	δῐῑπετέᾰ diīpetéa
Genitive	δῐῑπετέος / δῐῑπετεῦς diīpetéos / diīpeteûs	δῐῑπετέος / δῐῑπετεῦς diīpetéos / diīpeteûs	δῐῑπετοῖν diīpetoîn	δῐῑπετοῖν diīpetoîn	δῐῑπετέων diīpetéōn	δῐῑπετέων diīpetéōn
Dative	δῐῑπετεῖ / δῐῑπετέῐ̈ diīpeteî / diīpetéï	δῐῑπετεῖ / δῐῑπετέῐ̈ diīpeteî / diīpetéï	δῐῑπετοῖν diīpetoîn	δῐῑπετοῖν diīpetoîn	δῐῑπετέσῐ / δῐῑπετέσῐν diīpetési(n)	δῐῑπετέσῐ / δῐῑπετέσῐν diīpetési(n)
Accusative	δῐῑπετέᾰ diīpetéa	δῐῑπετές diīpetés	δῐῑπετεῖ / δῐῑπετέε diīpeteî / diīpetée	δῐῑπετεῖ / δῐῑπετέε diīpeteî / diīpetée	δῐῑπετέᾰς diīpetéas	δῐῑπετέᾰ diīpetéa
Vocative	δῐῑπετές diīpetés	δῐῑπετές diīpetés	δῐῑπετεῖ / δῐῑπετέε diīpeteî / diīpetée	δῐῑπετεῖ / δῐῑπετέε diīpeteî / diīpetée	δῐῑπετεῖς / δῐῑπετέες diīpeteîs / diīpetées	δῐῑπετέᾰ diīpetéa
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	δῐῑπετέως diīpetéōs		δῐῑπετέστερος diīpetésteros		δῐῑπετέστᾰτος diīpetéstatos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Related terms

διοπετής (diopetḗs)