Greek proper noun
Δαρεῖος
Δαρεῖος, -ου, ὁ
Δαρεῖος is a Greek proper noun. In the 3 analysed lines it was read in, it means “Dareius” (once), “Darius” (once) and “of Darius” (once).
In the texts
Each line as the reader shows it: every word in its case colour with its meaning underneath, and arcs from Δαρεῖος to the words it goes with.
Δαρείου καὶ Παρυσάτιδος γίγνονται παῖδες δύο, πρεσβύτερος μὲν Ἀρταξέρξης, νεώτερος δὲ Κῦρος·
From Darius and Parysatis two sons are born: the elder Artaxerxes, the younger Cyrus.
Δαρείου: goes with γίγνονται (“of …”).
ἐπεὶ δὲ ἠσθένει Δαρεῖος καὶ ὑπώπτευε τελευτὴν τοῦ βίου, ἐβούλετο τὼ παῖδε ἀμφοτέρω παρεῖναι.
When Dareius fell ill and suspected the end of his life, he wished both his children to be present.
Δαρεῖος: subject of ἠσθένει.
ἐπεὶ δὲ ἐτελεύτησε Δαρεῖος καὶ κατέστη εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν Ἀρταξέρξης, Τισσαφέρνης διαβάλλει τὸν Κῦρον πρὸς τὸν ἀδελφὸν ὡς ἐπιβουλεύοι αὐτῷ.
When Darius died and Artaxerxes was established in the kingship, Tissaphernes slandered Cyrus to his brother, alleging that he was plotting against him.
Δαρεῖος: subject of ἐτελεύτησε.
Forms
Every form of the word in these texts, with what it is.
| Form | Grammar | Read |
|---|---|---|
| Δαρεῖος | Nominative · Singular · Masculine | 2 |
| Δαρείου | Genitive · Singular · Masculine | 1 |
Words it goes with
Joined to Δαρεῖος by an arc in these lines, most often first.
Grammar
- About the nominativeThe Greek nominative names the subject and the word that renames it after εἰμί. How to spot it, and how the article helps, with lines from John and Aesop.
- About the genitiveThe Greek genitive covers “of” and “from”: possession, the whole a part belongs to, prepositions and the genitive absolute. Real lines from John and Aesop.