μῆχος

Ancient Greek

Perhaps from a vrddhi derivative from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ- (“to be able”). See also Μάγος (Mágos).

μῆχος • (mêkhos) n (genitive μήχους or μήχεος); third declension

Third declension of τὸ μῆχος; τοῦ μήχους (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ μῆχος tò mêkhos	τὼ μήχει tṑ mḗkhei	τᾰ̀ μήχη tằ mḗkhē
Genitive	τοῦ μήχους toû mḗkhous	τοῖν μηχοῖν toîn mēkhoîn	τῶν μηχῶν tôn mēkhôn
Dative	τῷ μήχει tōî mḗkhei	τοῖν μηχοῖν toîn mēkhoîn	τοῖς μήχεσῐ / μήχεσῐν toîs mḗkhesĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸ μῆχος tò mêkhos	τὼ μήχει tṑ mḗkhei	τᾰ̀ μήχη tằ mḗkhē
Vocative	μῆχος mêkhos	μήχει mḗkhei	μήχη mḗkhē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of μῆχος; μήχεος (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	μῆχος mêkhos	μήχει / μήχεε mḗkhei / mḗkhee	μήχεᾰ mḗkheă
Genitive	μήχεος / μήχευς mḗkheos / mḗkheus	μηχέοιν mēkhéoin	μηχέων mēkhéōn
Dative	μήχει / μήχεῐ̈ mḗkhei / mḗkheĭ̈	μηχέοιν mēkhéoin	μήχεσῐ / μήχεσῐν mḗkhesĭ(n)
Accusative	μῆχος mêkhos	μήχει / μήχεε mḗkhei / mḗkhee	μήχεᾰ mḗkheă
Vocative	μῆχος mêkhos	μήχει / μήχεε mḗkhei / mḗkhee	μήχεᾰ mḗkheă
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Third declension of τὸ μῆχος; τοῦ μήχεος (Ionic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ μῆχος tò mêkhos	τὼ μήχει / μήχεε tṑ mḗkhei / mḗkhee	τᾰ̀ μήχεᾰ tằ mḗkheă
Genitive	τοῦ μήχεος / μήχευς toû mḗkheos / mḗkheus	τοῖν μηχέοιν toîn mēkhéoin	τῶν μηχέων tôn mēkhéōn
Dative	τῷ μήχει / μήχεῐ̈ tōî mḗkhei / mḗkheĭ̈	τοῖν μηχέοιν toîn mēkhéoin	τοῖσῐ / τοῖσῐν μήχεσῐ / μήχεσῐν toîsĭ(n) mḗkhesĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸ μῆχος tò mêkhos	τὼ μήχει / μήχεε tṑ mḗkhei / mḗkhee	τᾰ̀ μήχεᾰ tằ mḗkheă
Vocative	μῆχος mêkhos	μήχει / μήχεε mḗkhei / mḗkhee	μήχεᾰ mḗkheă
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.