τρόχις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

An o-grade derivative of the root of τρέχω (trékhō, “I run”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ-.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

τρόχῐς • (trókhĭs) m (genitive τρόχεως or τρόχῐος); third declension

  1. a courier, a messenger, a runner, a footman
    • 525 BCE – 455 BCE, Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 941–943:
      ἀλλ’ εἰσορῶ γὰρ τόνδε τὸν Διὸς τρόχιν,
      τὸν τοῦ τυράννου τοῦ νέου διάκονον:
      πάντως τι καινὸν ἀγγελῶν ἐλήλυθεν.
      all’ eisorô gàr tónde tòn Diòs trókhin,
      tòn toû turánnou toû néou diákonon:
      pántōs ti kainòn angelôn elḗluthen.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 497 BCE – 405 BCE, Sophocles, Inach. in PTeb..692.ii.6
    • Oppian, Halieutica 2.634

Declension

Third declension of ὁ τρόχῐς; τοῦ τρόχεως (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ τρόχῐς
ho trókhĭs 		τὼ τρόχει
tṑ trókhei 		οἱ τρόχεις
hoi trókheis
Genitive τοῦ τρόχεως
toû trókheōs 		τοῖν τροχέοιν
toîn trokhéoin 		τῶν τρόχεων
tôn trókheōn
Dative τῷ τρόχει
tōî trókhei 		τοῖν τροχέοιν
toîn trokhéoin 		τοῖς τρόχεσῐ / τρόχεσῐν
toîs trókhesĭ(n)
Accusative τὸν τρόχῐν
tòn trókhĭn 		τὼ τρόχει
tṑ trókhei 		τοὺς τρόχεις
toùs trókheis
Vocative τρόχῐ
trókhĭ 		τρόχει
trókhei 		τρόχεις
trókheis
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
Third declension of ὁ τρόχῐς; τοῦ τρόχῐος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ τρόχῐς
ho trókhĭs 		τὼ τρόχῐε
tṑ trókhĭe 		οἱ τρόχῐες
hoi trókhĭes
Genitive τοῦ τρόχῐος
toû trókhĭos 		τοῖν τροχῐ́οιν
toîn trokhĭ́oin 		τῶν τροχῐ́ων
tôn trokhĭ́ōn
Dative τῷ τρόχῑ
tōî trókhī 		τοῖν τροχῐ́οιν
toîn trokhĭ́oin 		τοῖς τρόχῐσῐ / τρόχῐσῐν
toîs trókhĭsĭ(n)
Accusative τὸν τρόχῐν
tòn trókhĭn 		τὼ τρόχῐε
tṑ trókhĭe 		τοὺς τρόχῑς / τρόχῐᾰς
toùs trókhīs / trókhĭăs
Vocative τρόχῐ
trókhĭ 		τρόχῐε
trókhĭe 		τρόχῐες
trókhĭes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

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