proper noun · femininefirst declension
Phoebē
Phoebē f sg (genitive Phoebēs)
Classical[ˈpʰoe̯.beː]Ecclesiastical[ˈfɛː.be]
Meaning
- GreekPhoebe
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Phoebē | — |
| genitive | Phoebēs | — |
| dative | Phoebae | — |
| accusative | Phoebēn | — |
| ablative | Phoebē | — |
| vocative | Phoebē | — |
Phoēbē, ēs, f., = Φοίβη.
I. The moongoddess, sister of Phœbus, i. e. Diana, Luna, or the moon:
vento semper rubet aurea Phoebe, Verg. G. 1, 431; id. A. 3, 371; 6, 18: Phoebe venantibus assit, Ov. Am. 3, 2, 51: jaculatrix Phoebe, id. H. 20, 229: innupta, id. M. 1, 476; Val. Fl. 7, 366.—B. Transf., night:
tertia, Ov. F. 6, 235.—II. A daughter of Leda and sister of Helen, Ov. H. 8, 77.—
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
Phoebē ēs, f
, Φοίβη, goddess of the moon (the Roman Diana), V., O.: tertia, i. e. night, O.
Origins
From Ancient Greek Φοίβη (Phoíbē).