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|Definition=ὁ, nom. <span class="bibl">Il.1.175</span>, al., once written <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> Ζηύς <span class="title">IG</span>12(3).1313 (Thera), but <b class="b3">Ζεύς</b> ib.1316, al.; Boeot. <b class="b3">Δεύς</b> (q.v.); voc. Ζεῦ <span class="bibl">Il.1.503</span>, etc.; gen. Διϝός <span class="title">BMus.Inscr.</span>952 (Cephallenia, vi B.C.), Διός <span class="bibl">Il.1.63</span>, etc.; dat. Διϝί <span class="title">Schwyzer</span> 80 (Argive, from Olympia, v B.C.), Διί <span class="bibl">Il.1.578</span>, al., <span class="title">IG</span>12.80.12 (v B.C.), etc., contr. <b class="b3">Δί [ῑ</b>] <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">O.</span>13.106</span>, <span class="title">SIG</span>9,35 (Elis, vi B.C., Syrac., v B.C., from Olympia); late Δεΐ <span class="title">JHS</span>32.167 (Pisidia), etc.; acc. <b class="b3">Δία</b>, rarer than <b class="b3">Διός, Διί</b> in Hom. (<span class="bibl">Il.1.394</span>, al.), freq. later (cf. Skt. <b class="b2">dyaús</b>, gen. <b class="b2">divás</b>, loc. <b class="b2">diví</b> 'sky', 'heaven', 'day', loc. also <b class="b2">dyávi</b>,= Lat. <span class="title">Jove</span>, acc. <b class="b2">dyā´m</b>,= Lat. <b class="b2">diem</b>,= Gr. <b class="b3">Ζῆν</b> (v. infr.)): also nom. Ζήν prob. in <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Supp.</span>162</span> (lyr.); gen. dat. acc. <b class="b3">Ζηνός, Ζηνί, Ζῆνα</b>, <span class="bibl">Il.4.408</span>, <span class="bibl">2.49</span>, <span class="bibl">14.157</span>, al., freq. in Trag. (Com. only in Trag. phrases); Coan Ζηνί <span class="title">SIG</span>1025.24 (iv/iii B.C.); acc. <b class="b3">Ζῆν</b> (Ζῆν' Aristarch.) <span class="bibl">Il.8.206</span>, <span class="bibl">14.265</span>, <span class="bibl">24.331</span>, <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Th.</span>884</span>, at end of verse, before vowel in next verse (stem <b class="b3">Ζην-</b> prob. originated in acc. sg.); Cret. <b class="b3">Ττηνός, Ττηνί</b>, <span class="title">GDI</span>5024.23, 77, <b class="b3">Τῆνα, Τηνί</b>, ib.5039.11, 5145.12, Δῆνα <span class="title">SIG</span>527.17 (iii B.C.); nom. <b class="b3">Δήν</b> Hdn.Gr.2.911:—Dor. and Att.-Ion. forms with α (of doubtful origin), nom. Ζάν Pythag. ap. <span class="bibl">Porph.<span class="title">VP</span>17</span>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Av.</span>570</span>; gen. Ζανός <span class="title">Schwyzer</span> 696 (Chios, iv B.C.), <span class="bibl">Cerc.1.7</span>, <span class="bibl">Philox.3.10</span>, <span class="title">IG</span>5(1).407 (Sparta, ii A.D.); <b class="b3">Ζανός</b> and <b class="b3">Ζανί</b>, <span class="title">Lyr.Adesp.</span> 82A, B (Ionic); acc. Ζᾶνα <span class="bibl">Call.<span class="title">Fr.</span>10.6P.</span>, cf. Euhem.<span class="bibl">24J.</span> (<span class="title">FGrH</span> 63); nom. Ζάς <span class="bibl">Pherecyd.Syr.1</span>, <span class="bibl">2</span> (<b class="b3">Ζής</b> ap.Hdn.Gr. l.c.), Ζάς Ζαντός <span class="bibl">Choerob. <span class="title">in Theod.</span>1.116</span>; Δάν (q. v.); Τάν Head <span class="title">Hist.Num.</span>2469 (Crete); nom. Δίς <span class="bibl">Rhinth.14</span>, Hdn.Gr. l.c.:—obl. cases <b class="b3">Ζεός, Ζεΐ, Ζέα</b>, cited by <span class="bibl">S.E.<span class="title">M.</span>1.177</span>, <span class="bibl">195</span>; <b class="b3">Ζεῦν</b> f.l. for Ζῆν' <span class="bibl">Aeschrio 8.5</span>: the pl. <b class="b3">Δίες, Δίας, Διῶν, Δισί</b>, <span class="bibl">Ael.Dion.<span class="title">Fr.</span>127</span>; τοὺς κτησίους Δίας <span class="bibl">Ath. 11.473b</span>; Δίες καὶ Ζῆνες <span class="title">Stoic.</span>2.191; Elean Ζᾶνες <span class="bibl">Paus.5.21.2</span>:— <span class="title">Zeus</span>, the sky-god, <b class="b3">ὔει μὲν ὀ</b> Z. <span class="bibl">Alc.34</span>, cf. <span class="title">SIG</span>93.34 (v B.C.), <span class="bibl">Thphr. <span class="title">Char.</span>14.12</span>, etc.; Ζεῦ ἄλλοι τε θεοί <span class="bibl">Il.6.476</span>; <b class="b3">ὦ Ζεῦ καὶ πάντες θεοί, ὦ Ζεῦ καὶ θεοί</b>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>2.2.10</span>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Pl.</span>1</span>, etc.; Ζεῦ Ζεῦ <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ch.</span>246</span>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">V.</span>323</span> (lyr., prob. l.); ὦ Ζεῦ βασιλεῦ, τῆς λεπτότητος τῶν φρενῶν <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Nu.</span>153</span>; in oaths, <b class="b3">οὐ μὰ Ζῆνα</b>, twice in Hom., <span class="bibl">Il.23.43</span>, <span class="bibl">Od.20.339</span>: freq. in Com. and Prose, οὐ μὰ Δία <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">V.</span>193</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>426b</span> (c.Art., μὰ τὸν Δί', οὐ <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">V.</span>169</span>, al.); ναὶ μὰ Δία <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ach.</span>88</span>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Mem.</span>2.7.14</span>; <b class="b3">νὴ τὸν Δία</b> or <b class="b3">νὴ Δία</b>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">V.</span>217</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Eq.</span>319</span>, etc.; cf. νηδί; πρὸς τοῦ Διός <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Av.</span>130</span>; πρὸς Διός <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">An.</span>5.7.32</span>; <b class="b3">οὐ τὸν Δία</b> alone, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Lys.</span>986</span>: prov. of enormous wealth, τῷ Διὶ πλούτου πέρι ἐρίζειν <span class="bibl">Hdt.5.49</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> of other deities, <b class="b3">Ζ. καταχθόνιος</b>,= <b class="b3">Πλούτων</b>, <span class="bibl">Il.9.457</span>; Ζ. χθόνιος <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OC</span>1606</span>, <span class="title">SIG</span>1024.25 (Myconos, iii/ii B.C.); of non-Greek divinities, Ζ. Ἄμμων <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">P.</span> 4.16</span>, etc.; freq. of Semitic Baalim, Z. <b class="b3">Βεελβώσωρος</b>, etc., <span class="title">OGI</span>620 (Gerasa, i A.D.)), etc.; Z. <b class="b3">Ὠρομάσδης</b>,= Pers.<span class="title">Ahuramazda</span>, ib.383.41 (Nemrud Dagh, i B.C.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> of persons, <b class="b3">ὁ σχινοκέφαλος</b> Z., iron. of Pericles, <span class="bibl">Cratin.71</span>; in flattery of kings, <span class="bibl">Hdt.7.56</span> (of Xerxes); <b class="b3">Ξέρξης ὁ τῶν Περσῶν</b> Z. Gorg.<span class="title">Fr.</span>5aD.; [ἱερεὺς] Σελεύκου Διὸς Νικάτορος <span class="title">OGI</span>245.10 (ii B.C.); of the Roman emperors, <span class="bibl">Opp.<span class="title">C.</span>1.3</span>; <b class="b3">Νέρων</b> Z. Ἐλευθέριος <span class="title">IG</span>7.2713.41 (Acraephiae), etc.; Ζῆνα τὸν Αἰνεάδην <span class="title">AP</span>9.307 (Phil.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">IV</span> <b class="b3">Διὸς ἀστήρ</b> the <b class="b2">planet Jupiter</b>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Epin.</span> 987c</span>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Mete.</span>343b30</span>, etc.; so Ζεύς <span class="title">Placit.</span>2.32.1, <span class="bibl">Cleom.2.7</span>; <b class="b3">Διὸς ἡμέρα</b> a day of the week, <span class="bibl">D.C.37.19</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">V</span> Pythag. name for the <b class="b2">monad</b>, Theol.Ar.12.</span>

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