- ἔνδιος
- ἔνδιοςGrammatical information: adj.Meaning: `of the, in the aftrnoon' (Il.), -ον n. (-ος m.) `(after)noon' (Call., A. R.); rarely `belonging to heaven, coming from heaven' (ὕδωρ, Arat. 954), `in the air' (AP 9, 71); in Hom. ῑ, later (from εὔδῐος?) also ῐ, s. Sommer Nominalkomp. 75 n. 5 w. lit.Origin: IE [Indo-European] [184] *di̯eu- `heaven'Etymology: Hypostasis of *ἐν διϜί (: ἔν-διϜι-ος, cf. ἐν-νύχι-ος), loc. of the word for `heaven (by day), day' (s. δῖος, Ζεύς). - Whether the expression ἔνδιον ὕδωρ (Arat.) etc. contains a trace of `heaven', is doubtful; rather blending with δῖος.Page in Frisk: 1,511
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.