Σικυών

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Σεκυών (Sekuṓn)

Etymology

Formally identical to σικυών (sikuṓn, “cucumber bed”). However, there is no variant form **σεκυ- to complement Σεκυών (Sekuṓn), with the exception of a form σεκούα in Hesychius.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /si.ky.ɔ̌ːn/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /si.kyˈon/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /si.cyˈon/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /si.cyˈon/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /si.ciˈon/

Proper noun

Σῐκῠών • (Sĭkŭṓn) m or f (genitive Σῐκῠῶνος); third declension

Sicyon; Sikyona, Corinthia, Greece
- 522 BCE – 443 BCE, Pindar, Nemean Ode 9.53
- 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Hellenica 4.2.14

Usage notes

According to Strabo, the original name of the town was Αἰγιαλεῖς (Aigialeîs), followed by Μηκώνη (Mēkṓnē). The native name of the town was Σεκυών (Sekuṓn).

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ, ἡ Σῐκῠών; τοῦ, τῆς Σῐκῠῶνος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ, ἡ Σῐκῠών ho, hē Sĭkŭṓn
Genitive	τοῦ, τῆς Σῐκῠῶνος toû, tês Sĭkŭônos
Dative	τῷ, τῇ Σῐκῠῶνῐ tōî, tēî Sĭkŭônĭ
Accusative	τὸν, τὴν Σῐκῠῶνᾰ tòn, tḕn Sĭkŭônă
Vocative	Σῐκῠών Sĭkŭṓn
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Σικυώνιος (Sikuṓnios)
Σικυωνικός (Sikuōnikós)
Σικυώνοθε (Sikuṓnothe)

Descendants

Greek: Σικυών (Sikyón); Σικυώνα (Sikyóna)
Latin: Sicyon

References

Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,025