"Ἶσις" meaning in Ancient Greek

See Ἶσις in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /îː.sis/, /ˈi.sis/, /ˈi.sis/, /îː.sis/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈi.sis/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈi.sis/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈi.sis/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈi.sis/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Borrowed from Egyptian ꜣst, st-t-B1 Etymology templates: {{bor|grc|egy|ꜣst}} Egyptian ꜣst Head templates: {{grc-proper noun|Ῑ̓́σῐδος|f|third|gen2=Ῑ̓́σεως|head=Ἶσῐς}} Ἶσῐς • (Îsĭs) f (genitive Ῑ̓́σῐδος or Ῑ̓́σεως); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|Ἶσῐς|Ῑ̓́σῐδος|form=sing}}, {{grc-decl|Ἶσῐς|Ῑ̓́σεως|form=FS}} Forms: Ἶσῐς [canonical], Îsĭs [romanization], Ῑ̓́σῐδος [genitive], Ῑ̓́σεως [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ἡ Ἶσῐς [nominative, singular], τῆς Ῑ̓́σῐδος [genitive, singular], τῇ Ῑ̓́σῐδῐ [dative, singular], τὴν Ῑ̓́σῐδᾰ [accusative, singular], Ἶσῐς [singular, vocative], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ἡ Ἶσῐς [nominative, singular], τῆς Ῑ̓́σεως [genitive, singular], τῇ Ῑ̓́σει [dative, singular], τὴν Ἶσῐν [accusative, singular], Ἶσῐ [singular, vocative]
  1. (Egyptian mythology) Isis Wikipedia link: Isis Tags: Egyptian Categories (topical): Egyptian deities Derived forms: Ῑ̓σῐ́δωρος (Īsĭ́dōros)
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          "name": "desctree"
        }
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      "text": "→ Latin: Īsis f sg\n→ English: Isis (learned)\n→ French: Isis f sg (learned)\n→ Spanish: Isis f sg (learned)"
    }
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "τῇ Ῑ̓́σει",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "name",
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        }
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          "english": "in which they will build for themselves the temple of Aphrodite exactly as the Egyptians have built for themselves the temple of Isis",
          "ref": "Marble stela found in Piraeus",
          "roman": "en hôi ídrúsontai tò hieròn tês Aphrodítēs katháper kaì hoi Aigúptioi tò tês Ísidos hieròn hídruntai",
          "text": "ἐν ᾧ ίδρύσονται τὸ ἱερὸν τῆς Ἀφροδίτης καθάπερ καὶ οἱ Αἰγύπτιοι τὸ τῆς Ἴσιδος ἱερὸν ἵδρυνται"
        },
        {
          "english": "Translation by Sir James George Frazer\nAnd she set up an image of Demeter, whom the Egyptians called Isis, and Io likewise they called by the name of Isis.",
          "ref": "Apollodorus, Library 2.1.3",
          "roman": "hidrúsato dè ágalma Dḗmētros, hḕn ekálesan Îsin Aigúptioi, kaì tḕn Iṑ Îsin homoíōs prosēgóreusan.",
          "text": "ἱδρύσατο δὲ ἄγαλμα Δήμητρος, ἣν ἐκάλεσαν Ἶσιν Αἰγύπτιοι, καὶ τὴν Ἰὼ Ἶσιν ὁμοίως προσηγόρευσαν."
        }
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      ],
      "id": "en-Ἶσις-grc-name-6qwPY~lK",
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          "Egyptian"
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          "mythology",
          "mythology"
        ],
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          "Isis"
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        "mysticism",
        "mythology",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ],
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      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/îː.sis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.sis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.sis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/îː.sis/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.sis/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.sis/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.sis/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.sis/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ἶσις"
}
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  "derived": [
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      "roman": "Īsĭ́dōros",
      "word": "Ῑ̓σῐ́δωρος"
    }
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        }
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      "text": "Greek: Ίσις f sg (Ísis), Ίσιδα f sg (Ísida)"
    },
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        }
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      "text": "→ Latin: Īsis f sg\n→ English: Isis (learned)\n→ French: Isis f sg (learned)\n→ Spanish: Isis f sg (learned)"
    }
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        "singular"
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          "ref": "Marble stela found in Piraeus",
          "roman": "en hôi ídrúsontai tò hieròn tês Aphrodítēs katháper kaì hoi Aigúptioi tò tês Ísidos hieròn hídruntai",
          "text": "ἐν ᾧ ίδρύσονται τὸ ἱερὸν τῆς Ἀφροδίτης καθάπερ καὶ οἱ Αἰγύπτιοι τὸ τῆς Ἴσιδος ἱερὸν ἵδρυνται"
        },
        {
          "english": "Translation by Sir James George Frazer\nAnd she set up an image of Demeter, whom the Egyptians called Isis, and Io likewise they called by the name of Isis.",
          "ref": "Apollodorus, Library 2.1.3",
          "roman": "hidrúsato dè ágalma Dḗmētros, hḕn ekálesan Îsin Aigúptioi, kaì tḕn Iṑ Îsin homoíōs prosēgóreusan.",
          "text": "ἱδρύσατο δὲ ἄγαλμα Δήμητρος, ἣν ἐκάλεσαν Ἶσιν Αἰγύπτιοι, καὶ τὴν Ἰὼ Ἶσιν ὁμοίως προσηγόρευσαν."
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        "mythology",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
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      "ipa": "/îː.sis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.sis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.sis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/îː.sis/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.sis/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.sis/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.sis/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.sis/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ἶσις"
}

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