φαεθων
Lemma: Φαέθων
proper noun
proper noun
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Added May 25, 2026
Definition
Φαέθων: “Shining” or “radiant”; as a proper name, Phaethon, the son of Helios who rashly drove the Sun’s chariot and was struck down.
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Grammatical Analysis
"φαεθων"
Case: nominative
Number: singular
Gender: masculine
Declension: 3rd declension (stem φαεθοντ-, nominative in -ων)
Note: Form corresponds to Φαέθων (Phaethon); despite orthographic normalization usually having an acute (Φαέθων), the exact form φαεθων is morphologically the nominative singular.