εἰκώς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ἐοικώς (eoikṓs), ἐϊκώς (eïkṓs) — Epic
οἰκώς (oikṓs) — Ionic

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /eː.kɔ̌ːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /iˈkos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /iˈkos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /iˈkos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /iˈkos/

Participle

εἰκώς • (eikṓs) m (feminine εἰκυῖᾰ, neuter εἰκός); first/third declension (Attic)

perfect active participle of ἔοικᾰ (éoikă)
likely, probable, reasonable
reasonable, fair, equitable

Declension

First and third declension of εἰκώς; εἰκυῖᾰ; εἰκός (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	εἰκώς eikṓs	εἰκυῖᾰ eikuîă	εἰκός eikós	εἰκότε eikóte	εἰκυίᾱ eikuíā	εἰκότε eikóte	εἰκότες eikótes	εἰκυῖαι eikuîai	εἰκότᾰ eikótă
Genitive	εἰκότος eikótos	εἰκυίᾱς eikuíās	εἰκότος eikótos	εἰκότοιν eikótoin	εἰκυίαιν eikuíain	εἰκότοιν eikótoin	εἰκότων eikótōn	εἰκυιῶν eikuiôn	εἰκότων eikótōn
Dative	εἰκότῐ eikótĭ	εἰκυίᾳ eikuíāi	εἰκότῐ eikótĭ	εἰκότοιν eikótoin	εἰκυίαιν eikuíain	εἰκότοιν eikótoin	εἰκόσῐ / εἰκόσῐν eikósĭ(n)	εἰκυίαις eikuíais	εἰκόσῐ / εἰκόσῐν eikósĭ(n)
Accusative	εἰκότᾰ eikótă	εἰκυῖᾰν eikuîăn	εἰκός eikós	εἰκότε eikóte	εἰκυίᾱ eikuíā	εἰκότε eikóte	εἰκότᾰς eikótăs	εἰκυίᾱς eikuíās	εἰκότᾰ eikótă
Vocative	εἰκώς eikṓs	εἰκυῖᾰ eikuîă	εἰκός eikós	εἰκότε eikóte	εἰκυίᾱ eikuíā	εἰκότε eikóte	εἰκότες eikótes	εἰκυῖαι eikuîai	εἰκότᾰ eikótă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	εἰκότως eikótōs			—			—
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster -ts. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster -ts.