dyaús
Ζεύς,ὁ, nom. Il. 1.175 , al., once written
A.
Ζηύς
IG 12(3).1313
(Thera), butΖεύςib. 1316 , al.; Boeot.
Δεύς(q.v.); voc. Ζεῦ
Il. 1.503
, etc.; gen. Διϝός
BMus.Inscr. 952
(Cephallenia,vi B.C.), Διός
Il. 1.63
, etc.; dat. Διϝί
Schwyzer 80
(Argive, from Olympia,v B.C.), Διί
Il. 1.578
, al., IG 12.80.12
(v B.C.), etc., contr.
Δί [ῑ] Pi. O. 13.106 , SIG 9 , 35 (Elis,vi B.C., Syrac.,v B.C., from Olympia); late Δεί̈
JHS 32.167
(Pisidia), etc.; acc.Δία, rarer thanΔιός, Διίin Hom. ( Il. 1.394 , al.), freq. later (cf. Skt.dyaús, gen.divás, loc.diví'sky', 'heaven', 'day', loc. alsodyávi,= Lat.Jove, acc.dyā´m,= Lat.diem,= Gr.Ζῆν(v. infr.)): also nom.Ζήνprob. in A. Supp. 162 (lyr.); gen. dat. acc.Ζηνός, Ζηνί, Ζῆνα, Il. 4.408 , 2.49 , 14.157 , al., freq. in Trag. (Com. only in Trag. phrases); Coan Ζηνί
SIG 1025.24
(iv/iii B.C.); acc.Ζῆν( Ζῆν'
Aristarch.
) Il. 8.206 , 14.265 , 24.331 , Hes. Th. 884 , at end of verse, before vowel in next verse (stemΖην-prob. originated in acc. sg.); Cret.Ττηνός, Ττηνί, GDI 5024.23 , 77 ,Τῆνα, Τηνί, ib. 5039.11 , 5145.12 , Δῆνα
SIG 527.17
(iii B.C.); nom.ΔήνHdn.Gr. 2.911 :— Dor. and Att. - Ion. forms withα(of doubtful origin), nom.Ζάν
Pythag. ap. Porph. VP 17 , Ar. Av. 570 ; gen. Ζανός
Schwyzer 696
(Chios,iv B.C.), Cerc. 1.7 , Philox. 3.10 , IG 5(1).407 (Sparta,ii A.D.);ΖανόςandΖανί, Lyr.Adesp. 82 A, B (Ionic); acc. Ζᾶνα
Call. Fr. 10.6P.
, cf. Euhem. 24J. ( FGrH 63 ); nom.Ζάς
Pherecyd.Syr. 1 , 2 (Ζήςap.Hdn.Gr. l.c.), Ζάς Ζαντός
Choerob. in Theod. 1.116
;Δάν(q. v.);ΤάνHead Hist.Num. 2469 (Crete); nom.Δίς
Rhinth. 14 , Hdn.Gr. l.c.:—obl. casesΖεός, Ζεί̈, Ζέα, cited by S.E. M. 1.177 , 195 ;Ζεῦν
f.l. for Ζῆν'
Aeschrio 8.5 : the pl.Δίες, Δίας, Διῶν, Δισί, Ael.Dion. Fr. 127 ; τοὺς κτησίους Δίας
Ath. 11.473b
; Δίες καὶ Ζῆνες
Stoic. 2.191
; Elean Ζᾶνες
Paus. 5.21.2
:—Zeus, the sky-god,ὔει μὲν ὀZ. Alc. 34 , cf. SIG 93.34
(v B.C.), Thphr. Char. 14.12 , etc.; Ζεῦ ἄλλοι τε θεοί
Il. 6.476
;ὦ Ζεῦ καὶ πάντες θεοί, ὦ Ζεῦ καὶ θεοί, X. Cyr. 2.2.10 , Ar. Pl. 1 , etc.; Ζεῦ Ζεῦ
A. Ch. 246
, Ar. V. 323 (lyr., prob. l.); ὦ Ζεῦ βασιλεῦ, τῆς λεπτότητος τῶν φρενῶν
Id. Nu. 153
; in oaths,οὐ μὰ Ζῆνα, twice in Hom. , Il. 23.43 , Od. 20.339 : freq. in Com. and Prose, οὐ μὰ Δία
Ar. V. 193
, Pl. R. 426b (c.Art., μὰ τὸν Δί', οὐ
Ar. V. 169
, al.); ναὶ μὰ Δία
Id. Ach. 88
, X. Mem. 2.7.14 ;νὴ τὸν Δίαorνὴ Δία, Ar. V. 217 , Eq. 319 , etc.; cf. νηδί; πρὸς τοῦ Διός
Id. Av. 130
; πρὸς Διός
X. An. 5.7.32
;οὐ τὸν Δίαalone, Ar. Lys. 986 : prov. of enormous wealth, τῷ Διὶ πλούτου πέρι ἐρίζειν
Hdt. 5.49
.
II. of other deities,Ζ. καταχθόνιος,=Πλούτων, Il. 9.457 ; Ζ. χθόνιος
S. OC 1606
, SIG 1024.25 (Myconos,iii/ii B.C.); of non-Greek divinities, Ζ. Ἄμμων
Pi. P. 4.16
, etc.; freq. of Semitic Baalim, Z.Βεελβώσωρος, etc., OGI 620 (Gerasa,i A.D.)), etc.; Z.Ὠρομάσδης,= Pers. Ahuramazda , ib. 383.41 (Nemrud Dagh,i B.C.).
III. of persons,ὁ σχινοκέφαλοςZ., iron. of Pericles, Cratin. 71 ; in flattery of kings, Hdt. 7.56 (of Xerxes);Ξέρξης ὁ τῶν ΠερσῶνZ. Gorg. Fr. 5a
D. ; [ ἱερεὺς] Σελεύκου Διὸς Νικάτορος
OGI 245.10
(ii B.C.); of the Roman emperors, Opp. C. 1.3 ;ΝέρωνZ. Ἐλευθέριος
IG 7.2713.41
(Acraephiae), etc.; Ζῆνα τὸν Αἰνεάδην
AP 9.307
( Phil. ).
IV. Διὸς ἀστήρtheplanet Jupiter, Pl. Epin. 987c , Arist. Mete. 343b30 , etc.; so Ζεύς
Placit. 2.32.1
, Cleom. 2.7 ;Διὸς ἡμέραa day of the week, D.C. 37.19 .
V.
Pythag. name for themonad,
Theol.Ar. 12 .
