proper noun · femininethird declension
Sicyōn
Sicyōn f sg (genitive Sicyōnis)
Classical[ˈsɪ.ky.oːn]Ecclesiastical[ˈsiː.t͡ʃi.on]
Meaning
- Sicyon (an ancient city of Achaia situated near Corinthus, modern Greece; birthplace of Aratus)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Sicyōn | — |
| genitive | Sicyōnis | — |
| dative | Sicyōnī | — |
| accusative | Sicyōnem | — |
| ablative | Sicyōne | — |
| vocative | Sicyōn | — |
| locative | Sicyōnī Sicyōne | — |
Sĭcўon, ōnis (abl. e, rarely i), f. (but
I. masc. Cic. Att. 1, 13, 1), = Σικυών, the capital of the territory of Sicyonia in the Peloponnesus (now Vasiliko), near the isthmus, sometimes considered as belonging to Achaia, abounding in olive-trees, the birthplace of Aratus, Mel. 2, 3, 10; Plin. 4, 5, 6, § 12; Cic. Off. 2, 23, 81; id. Fam. 13, 21; id. Att. 1, 13, 1; Ov. Ib. 315; id. P. 4, 15, 10; Plaut. Curc. 3, 25; id. Merc. 3, 4, 62 al.—Abl. Sicyoni, Plaut. Cist. 1, 3, 8; 1, 3, 42; id. Ps. 4, 2, 38;
and Sicyone, id. Cist. 1, 2, 11; id. Ps. 4, 7, 80; Cic. Fam. 13, 21, 1 and 2.—Hence, Sĭcўōnĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Sicyon, Sicyonian: ager, Liv. 33, 15: magistratus, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 17, § 44: Aratus, id. Off. 2, 23, 81: calcei, a lcind of soft shoes, id. de Or. 1, 54, 231: baca, olives, Verg. G. 2, 519: ager, Liv. 43, 15.—As substt. 1. Sĭ-cўōnĭi, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Sicyon, the Sicyonians, Cic. Tusc. 3, 22, 53; id. Att. 1, 19, 9; 1, 20, 4; 2, 1, 10 al.—
2. Sĭcўōnĭa, ōrum, n., Sicyonian shoes, Lucil. ap. Fest. s. h. v. p. 337 Müll.; Lucr. 4, 1125; Verg. Cir. 168; Auct. Her. 4, 3, 4.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σικυών (Sikuṓn).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographySicyonSicyon (ὁ and ἡ Σικυών, also Σεκυών, Bekker, Anecd. p. 555: Eth. Σικυώνιος, Eth. Sicyonius: the territory Σικυωνία: Vasiliká.) I. Situation. Sicyon wa…Biography & mythologySicyonSicyon (Σικυών), a son of Marathon, Metion, Erechtheus or Pelops, was the husband of Zeuxippe and the father of Chthonophyle. The town of Sicyon, whic…