πόρπαξ

See also: Πόρπαξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πόρπη (pórpē, “brooch, clasp”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πόρπᾰξ • (pórpăx) m (genitive πόρπᾱκος); third declension

  1. handle of a shield, probably a ring or loop inside the shield, which could be taken out at pleasure
  2. part of the headgear of a horse
  3. (surgery) surgical fibula

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ πόρπᾰξ; τοῦ πόρπᾱκος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ πόρπᾰξ
ho pórpăx 		τὼ πόρπᾱκε
tṑ pórpāke 		οἱ πόρπᾱκες
hoi pórpākes
Genitive τοῦ πόρπᾱκος
toû pórpākos 		τοῖν πορπᾱ́κοιν
toîn porpā́koin 		τῶν πορπᾱ́κων
tôn porpā́kōn
Dative τῷ πόρπᾱκῐ
tōî pórpākĭ 		τοῖν πορπᾱ́κοιν
toîn porpā́koin 		τοῖς πόρπᾱξῐ / πόρπᾱξῐν
toîs pórpāxĭ(n)
Accusative τὸν πόρπᾱκᾰ
tòn pórpākă 		τὼ πόρπᾱκε
tṑ pórpāke 		τοὺς πόρπᾱκᾰς
toùs pórpākăs
Vocative πόρπᾰξ
pórpăx 		πόρπᾱκε
pórpāke 		πόρπᾱκες
pórpākes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • πορπᾱκῐ́ζομαι (porpākĭ́zomai)

Further reading

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