ίδιος (ídios)

English: own

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Linguistic Information

Word Typeadjective
Gendermasculine
Casenominative
NumberSingular

About ίδιος

Learn more about ίδιος and how to use it correctly in Greek sentences and conversations.

Definitions & Examples

  • adjective:
    (emphatic) own
    Examples:
    • Την είδα με τα ίδια μου τα μάτια.Tin eída me ta ídia mou ta mátia.
    • I saw her with my own eyes.
  • adjective:
    (emphatic) myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, themselves
    Examples:
    • εγώ ο ίδιος (egó o ídios) — I myself
    • ο ίδιος ο πρόεδροςo ídios o próedros
    • the president himself
  • adjective:
    identical (in size, number etc.)
    Examples:
    • Έχουν ίδιο μέγεθος.Échoun ídio mégethos.
    • They are the same size.
  • adjective:
    same, similar
    Examples:
    • Έχουν τα ίδια χρώματα.Échoun ta ídia chrómata.
    • They are the same colours.

Declension Table

feminine word

CaseSingularPlural
nominativeίδιοςίδιοι
genitiveίδιουιδίουίδιωνιδίων
accusativeίδιοίδιους
vocativeίδιοίδιοι

Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how ίδιος appears in different grammatical contexts.

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