proper noun · masculinethird declension
Simoīs
Simoīs m sg (genitive Simoentis or Simoentos)
Classical[ˈsɪ.mo.iːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsiː.mo.is]
Meaning
- The Simois, a river of the Trojan plain.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Simoīs | — |
| genitive | Simoentis Simoentos | — |
| dative | Simoentī | — |
| accusative | Simoentem Simoenta | — |
| ablative | Simoente | — |
| vocative | Simoīs Simoī | — |
Sĭmŏīs, entis, m., = Σιμόεις,
I. a small river in Troas that falls into the Scamander, now Mendere Tchai, Mel. 1, 18, 3; Plin. 5, 30, 33, § 124; Verg. A. 1, 100; 1, 618; 6, 88; Hor. Epod. 13, 14; Ov. M. 13, 324; Prop. 2, 9, 12.
Origins
From Ancient Greek Σιμόεις (Simóeis).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographySimoisSimois (Σιμόεις), a small river of Troas, having its source in Mount Ida, or more accurately in Mount Cotylus, which passed by Ilion, joined the Scama…Biography & mythologySimoisSimois (Σιμόεις), the god of the river Simois, which flows from mount Ida, and in the plain of Troy joins the Xanthus or Scamander (Hom. Il. 774, 12.2…