αὔσπιξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin auspex.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

αὔσπῐξ • (aúspĭx) m (genitive αὔσπῐκος); third declension (Koine)

  1. auspex, augur, a Roman diviner
    Synonym: αὔγουρ (aúgour)
    • 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Moralia 2.281a:
      Διὰ τί τῶν ἐπ' οἰωνοῖς ἱερέων, οὓς Αὔσπικας πρότερον, Αὔγουρας δὲ νῦν καλοῦσιν, ᾤοντο δεῖν ἀεὶ τοὺς λαμπτῆρας ἀνεῳγμένους εἶναι, καὶ τὸ πῶμα μὴ ἐπικεῖσθαι;
      Dià tí tôn ep’ oiōnoîs hieréōn, hoùs Aúspikas próteron, Aúgouras dè nûn kaloûsin, ōíonto deîn aeì toùs lamptêras aneōigménous eînai, kaì tò pôma mḕ epikeîsthai?
      Why did they think that the priests that take the omens from birds, whom they formerly called Auspices, but now Augures, should always keep their lanterns open and put no cover on them?

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ αὔσπῐξ; τοῦ αὔσπῐκος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ αὔσπῐξ
ho aúspĭx 		τὼ αὔσπῐκε
tṑ aúspĭke 		οἱ αὔσπῐκες
hoi aúspĭkes
Genitive τοῦ αὔσπῐκος
toû aúspĭkos 		τοῖν αὐσπῐ́κοιν
toîn auspĭ́koin 		τῶν αὐσπῐ́κων
tôn auspĭ́kōn
Dative τῷ αὔσπῐκῐ
tōî aúspĭkĭ 		τοῖν αὐσπῐ́κοιν
toîn auspĭ́koin 		τοῖς αὔσπῐξῐ / αὔσπῐξῐν
toîs aúspĭxĭ(n)
Accusative τὸν αὔσπῐκᾰ
tòn aúspĭkă 		τὼ αὔσπῐκε
tṑ aúspĭke 		τοὺς αὔσπῐκᾰς
toùs aúspĭkăs
Vocative αὔσπῐξ
aúspĭx 		αὔσπῐκε
aúspĭke 		αὔσπῐκες
aúspĭkes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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