ἀμβρόσιος

See also: Ἀμβρόσιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἄμβροτος (ámbrotos, “immortal”) +‎ -ιος (-ios, adjective suffix). The τ changed to σ before ι by assibilation.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /am.bró.si.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /amˈbro.si.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /amˈbro.si.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /amˈbro.si.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /amˈbro.si.os/

Adjective

ᾰ̓μβρόσῐος • (ambrósios) m (feminine ᾰ̓μβροσῐ́ᾱ, neuter ᾰ̓μβρόσῐον); first/second declension
or ᾰ̓μβρόσῐος • (ambrósios) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓μβρόσῐον); second declension

immortal, divine
1. (Homeric epithet of everything belonging to the gods)

Declension

First and second declension of ἀμβρόσῐος; ἀμβροσῐ́ᾱ; ἀμβρόσῐον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἀμβρόσῐος ambrósios	ἀμβροσῐ́ᾱ ambrosíā	ἀμβρόσῐον ambrósion	ἀμβροσῐ́ω ambrosíō	ἀμβροσῐ́ᾱ ambrosíā	ἀμβροσῐ́ω ambrosíō	ἀμβρόσῐοι ambrósioi	ἀμβρόσῐαι ambrósiai	ἀμβρόσῐᾰ ambrósia
Genitive	ἀμβροσῐ́ου ambrosíou	ἀμβροσῐ́ᾱς ambrosíās	ἀμβροσῐ́ου ambrosíou	ἀμβροσῐ́οιν ambrosíoin	ἀμβροσῐ́αιν ambrosíain	ἀμβροσῐ́οιν ambrosíoin	ἀμβροσῐ́ων ambrosíōn	ἀμβροσῐ́ων ambrosíōn	ἀμβροσῐ́ων ambrosíōn
Dative	ἀμβροσῐ́ῳ ambrosíōi	ἀμβροσῐ́ᾳ ambrosíāi	ἀμβροσῐ́ῳ ambrosíōi	ἀμβροσῐ́οιν ambrosíoin	ἀμβροσῐ́αιν ambrosíain	ἀμβροσῐ́οιν ambrosíoin	ἀμβροσῐ́οις ambrosíois	ἀμβροσῐ́αις ambrosíais	ἀμβροσῐ́οις ambrosíois
Accusative	ἀμβρόσῐον ambrósion	ἀμβροσῐ́ᾱν ambrosíān	ἀμβρόσῐον ambrósion	ἀμβροσῐ́ω ambrosíō	ἀμβροσῐ́ᾱ ambrosíā	ἀμβροσῐ́ω ambrosíō	ἀμβροσῐ́ους ambrosíous	ἀμβροσῐ́ᾱς ambrosíās	ἀμβρόσῐᾰ ambrósia
Vocative	ἀμβρόσῐε ambrósie	ἀμβροσῐ́ᾱ ambrosíā	ἀμβρόσῐον ambrósion	ἀμβροσῐ́ω ambrosíō	ἀμβροσῐ́ᾱ ambrosíā	ἀμβροσῐ́ω ambrosíō	ἀμβρόσῐοι ambrósioi	ἀμβρόσῐαι ambrósiai	ἀμβρόσῐᾰ ambrósia
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ἀμβροσῐ́ως ambrosíōs			ἀμβροσῐώτερος ambrosiṓteros			ἀμβροσῐώτᾰτος ambrosiṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Second declension of ἀμβρόσῐος; ἀμβρόσῐον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἀμβρόσῐος ambrósios	ἀμβρόσῐον ambrósion	ἀμβροσῐ́ω ambrosíō	ἀμβροσῐ́ω ambrosíō	ἀμβρόσῐοι ambrósioi	ἀμβρόσῐᾰ ambrósia
Genitive	ἀμβροσῐ́ου ambrosíou	ἀμβροσῐ́ου ambrosíou	ἀμβροσῐ́οιν ambrosíoin	ἀμβροσῐ́οιν ambrosíoin	ἀμβροσῐ́ων ambrosíōn	ἀμβροσῐ́ων ambrosíōn
Dative	ἀμβροσῐ́ῳ ambrosíōi	ἀμβροσῐ́ῳ ambrosíōi	ἀμβροσῐ́οιν ambrosíoin	ἀμβροσῐ́οιν ambrosíoin	ἀμβροσῐ́οις ambrosíois	ἀμβροσῐ́οις ambrosíois
Accusative	ἀμβρόσῐον ambrósion	ἀμβρόσῐον ambrósion	ἀμβροσῐ́ω ambrosíō	ἀμβροσῐ́ω ambrosíō	ἀμβροσῐ́ους ambrosíous	ἀμβρόσῐᾰ ambrósia
Vocative	ἀμβρόσῐε ambrósie	ἀμβρόσῐον ambrósion	ἀμβροσῐ́ω ambrosíō	ἀμβροσῐ́ω ambrosíō	ἀμβρόσῐοι ambrósioi	ἀμβρόσῐᾰ ambrósia
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ἀμβροσῐ́ως ambrosíōs		ἀμβροσῐώτερος ambrosiṓteros		ἀμβροσῐώτᾰτος ambrosiṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of ἀμβρόσῐος; ἀμβροσῐ́η; ἀμβρόσῐον (Epic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἀμβρόσῐος ambrósios	ἀμβροσῐ́η ambrosíē	ἀμβρόσῐον ambrósion	ἀμβροσῐ́ω ambrosíō	ἀμβροσῐ́ᾱ ambrosíā	ἀμβροσῐ́ω ambrosíō	ἀμβρόσῐοι ambrósioi	ἀμβρόσῐαι ambrósiai	ἀμβρόσῐᾰ ambrósia
Genitive	ἀμβροσῐ́ου / ἀμβροσῐοῖο / ἀμβροσῐ́οιο / ἀμβροσῐόο / ἀμβροσῐ́οο ambrosíou / ambrosioîo / ambrosíoio / ambrosióo / ambrosíoo	ἀμβροσῐ́ης ambrosíēs	ἀμβροσῐ́ου / ἀμβροσῐοῖο / ἀμβροσῐ́οιο / ἀμβροσῐόο / ἀμβροσῐ́οο ambrosíou / ambrosioîo / ambrosíoio / ambrosióo / ambrosíoo	ἀμβροσῐ́οιῐν ambrosíoiin	ἀμβροσῐ́αιν / ἀμβροσῐ́αιῐν / ἀμβροσῐ́ῃῐν ambrosíai(i)n / ambrosíēiin	ἀμβροσῐ́οιῐν ambrosíoiin	ἀμβροσῐ́ων ambrosíōn	ἀμβροσῐᾱ́ων / ἀμβροσῐέ͜ων / ἀμβροσῐῶν ambrosiā́ōn / ambrosié͜ōn / ambrosiôn	ἀμβροσῐ́ων ambrosíōn
Dative	ἀμβροσῐ́ῳ ambrosíōi	ἀμβροσῐ́ῃ ambrosíēi	ἀμβροσῐ́ῳ ambrosíōi	ἀμβροσῐ́οιῐν ambrosíoiin	ἀμβροσῐ́αιν / ἀμβροσῐ́αιῐν / ἀμβροσῐ́ῃῐν ambrosíai(i)n / ambrosíēiin	ἀμβροσῐ́οιῐν ambrosíoiin	ἀμβροσῐ́οισῐ / ἀμβροσῐ́οισῐν / ἀμβροσῐ́οις ambrosíoisi(n) / ambrosíois	ἀμβροσῐ́ῃσῐ / ἀμβροσῐ́ῃσῐν / ἀμβροσῐ́ῃς / ἀμβροσῐ́αις ambrosíēisi(n) / ambrosíēis / ambrosíais	ἀμβροσῐ́οισῐ / ἀμβροσῐ́οισῐν / ἀμβροσῐ́οις ambrosíoisi(n) / ambrosíois
Accusative	ἀμβρόσῐον ambrósion	ἀμβροσῐ́ην ambrosíēn	ἀμβρόσῐον ambrósion	ἀμβροσῐ́ω ambrosíō	ἀμβροσῐ́ᾱ ambrosíā	ἀμβροσῐ́ω ambrosíō	ἀμβροσῐ́ους ambrosíous	ἀμβροσῐ́ᾱς ambrosíās	ἀμβρόσῐᾰ ambrósia
Vocative	ἀμβρόσῐε ambrósie	ἀμβροσῐ́η ambrosíē	ἀμβρόσῐον ambrósion	ἀμβροσῐ́ω ambrosíō	ἀμβροσῐ́ᾱ ambrosíā	ἀμβροσῐ́ω ambrosíō	ἀμβρόσῐοι ambrósioi	ἀμβρόσῐαι ambrósiai	ἀμβρόσῐᾰ ambrósia
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ἀμβροσῐ́ως ambrosíōs			ἀμβροσῐώτερος ambrosiṓteros			ἀμβροσῐώτᾰτος ambrosiṓtatos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

Latin: ambrosius
- English: ambrosial

References

“ἀμβρόσιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“ἀμβρόσιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
“ἀμβρόσιος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
ἀμβρόσιος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
ἀμβρόσιος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
ἀμβρόσιος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
“ἀμβρόσιος”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter

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