κηρίων in Ancient Greek

IPA: /kɛː.rí.ɔːn/, /ciˈri.on/, /ciˈri.on/, /kɛː.rí.ɔːn/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ke̝ˈri.on/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ciˈri.on/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ciˈri.on/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ciˈri.on/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From κηρός (kērós) + -ων (-ōn). Etymology templates: {{af|grc|κηρός|-ων}} κηρός (kērós) + -ων (-ōn) Head templates: {{grc-noun|κηρίωνος|m|third}} κηρίων • (kēríōn) m (genitive κηρίωνος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|κηρίων|κηρίωνος|νος|form=M}} Forms: kēríōn [romanization], κηρίωνος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ὁ κηρίων [nominative, singular], κηρίωνε [dual, nominative], οἱ κηρίωνες [nominative, plural], τοῦ κηρίωνος [genitive, singular], κηριώνοιν [dual, genitive], κηριώνων [genitive, plural], τῷ κηρίωνῐ [dative, singular], κηριώνοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς κηρίωσῐ [dative, plural], κηρίωσῐν [dative, plural], toîs kēríōsĭ [dative, plural], toîs kēríōsĭn [dative, plural], τὸν κηρίωνᾰ [accusative, singular], κηρίωνε [accusative, dual], τοὺς κηρίωνᾰς [accusative, plural], κηρίων [singular, vocative], κηρίωνε [dual, vocative], κηρίωνες [plural, vocative]

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"κηρίων" meaning in Ancient Greek

Noun