ἀναίμων

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀν- (an-) +‎ αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) +‎ -μων (-mōn). Compare ἀναίμονος (anaímonos).

Adjective

ᾰ̓ναίμων • (anaímōn) m or f (neuter ἄναιμον); third declension

  1. (Epic, of the gods) bloodless
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 5.342:
      οὐ γὰρ σῖτον ἔδουσ’, οὐ πῑ́νουσ’ αἴθοπα οἶνον,
      τοὔνεκ’ ἀναίμονές εἰσι καὶ ᾱ̓θάνατοι καλέονται.
      ou gàr sîton édous’, ou pī́nous’ aíthopa oînon,
      toúnek’ anaímonés eisi kaì āthánatoi kaléontai.

Declension
Third declension of ἀναίμων; ἄναιμον (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
Nominative ἀναίμων
anaímōn		 ἄναιμον
ánaimon		 ἀναίμονε
anaímone		 ἀναίμονε
anaímone		 ἀναίμονες
anaímones		 ἀναίμονᾰ
anaímona
Genitive ἀναίμονος
anaímonos		 ἀναίμονος
anaímonos		 ἀναιμόνοιν
anaimónoin		 ἀναιμόνοιν
anaimónoin		 ἀναιμόνων
anaimónōn		 ἀναιμόνων
anaimónōn
Dative ἀναίμονῐ
anaímoni		 ἀναίμονῐ
anaímoni		 ἀναιμόνοιν
anaimónoin		 ἀναιμόνοιν
anaimónoin		 ἀναίμοσῐ / ἀναίμοσῐν
anaímosi(n)		 ἀναίμοσῐ / ἀναίμοσῐν
anaímosi(n)
Accusative ἀναίμονᾰ
anaímona		 ἄναιμον
ánaimon		 ἀναίμονε
anaímone		 ἀναίμονε
anaímone		 ἀναίμονᾰς
anaímonas		 ἀναίμονᾰ
anaímona
Vocative ἄναιμον
ánaimon		 ἄναιμον
ánaimon		 ἀναίμονε
anaímone		 ἀναίμονε
anaímone		 ἀναίμονες
anaímones		 ἀναίμονᾰ
anaímona
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
ἀναιμόνως
anaimónōs		 ἀναιμονέστερος
anaimonésteros		 ἀναιμονέστᾰτος
anaimonéstatos
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References
  • “ἀναίμων”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “ἀναίμων”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “ἀναίμων”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • ἀναίμων in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
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