βάκηλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Compare κάβηλος (kábēlos) and κάληβος (kálēbos), with comparable meanings. According to Beekes, the word is probably Anatolian, so perhaps Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bá.kɛː.los/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈba.ke̝.los/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈβa.ci.los/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈva.ci.los/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈva.ci.los/

Noun

βᾰ́κηλος • (bắkēlos) m (genitive βᾰκήλου); second declension

eunuch in the service of Cybele, gallus
Synonym: γᾰ́λλος (gắllos)
hermaphrodite, effeminate man

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ βᾰ́κηλος; τοῦ βᾰκήλου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ βᾰ́κηλος ho bắkēlos	τὼ βᾰκήλω tṑ băkḗlō	οἱ βᾰ́κηλοι hoi bắkēloi
Genitive	τοῦ βᾰκήλου toû băkḗlou	τοῖν βᾰκήλοιν toîn băkḗloin	τῶν βᾰκήλων tôn băkḗlōn
Dative	τῷ βᾰκήλῳ tōî băkḗlōi	τοῖν βᾰκήλοιν toîn băkḗloin	τοῖς βᾰκήλοις toîs băkḗlois
Accusative	τὸν βᾰ́κηλον tòn bắkēlon	τὼ βᾰκήλω tṑ băkḗlō	τοὺς βᾰκήλους toùs băkḗlous
Vocative	βᾰ́κηλε bắkēle	βᾰκήλω băkḗlō	βᾰ́κηλοι bắkēloi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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