ἄμπυξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Formerly considered to be a root noun prefixed with ἀμ-, belonging to πύκα (púka, “solidly”) and πυκνός (puknós, “compact”), and cognate with Avestan 𐬞𐬎𐬯𐬁 (pusā, “headband, diadem”). However, the notion "thick, solid" does not seem to fit the objects in question. A word for such objects is easily borrowed and, according to Beekes, it contains a typical Pre-Greek suffix.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ám.pyks/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈam.pyks/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈam.pyks/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈam.pyks/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈam.biks/

Noun

ἄμπῠξ • (ámpŭx) m or f (genitive ἄμπῠκος); third declension

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ, ἡ ᾰ̓́μπῠξ; τοῦ, τῆς ᾰ̓́μπῠκος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ, ἡ ᾰ̓́μπῠξ ho, hē ắmpŭx	τὼ ᾰ̓́μπῠκε tṑ ắmpŭke	οἱ, αἱ ᾰ̓́μπῠκες hoi, hai ắmpŭkes
Genitive	τοῦ, τῆς ᾰ̓́μπῠκος toû, tês ắmpŭkos	τοῖν ᾰ̓μπῠ́κοιν toîn ămpŭ́koin	τῶν ᾰ̓μπῠ́κων tôn ămpŭ́kōn
Dative	τῷ, τῇ ᾰ̓́μπῠκῐ tōî, tēî ắmpŭkĭ	τοῖν ᾰ̓μπῠ́κοιν toîn ămpŭ́koin	τοῖς, ταῖς ᾰ̓́μπῠξῐ / ᾰ̓́μπῠξῐν toîs, taîs ắmpŭxĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸν, τὴν ᾰ̓́μπῠκᾰ tòn, tḕn ắmpŭkă	τὼ ᾰ̓́μπῠκε tṑ ắmpŭke	τοὺς, τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓́μπῠκᾰς toùs, tā̀s ắmpŭkăs
Vocative	ᾰ̓́μπῠξ ắmpŭx	ᾰ̓́μπῠκε ắmpŭke	ᾰ̓́μπῠκες ắmpŭkes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἀμπυκάζω (ampukázō)
ἀμπυκτήρ (ampuktḗr)
ἀμπυκτήριον (ampuktḗrion)
ἀμπύκωμα (ampúkōma)
ἀνάμπυξ (anámpux)
κυανάμπυξ (kuanámpux)
λιπαράμπυξ (liparámpux)
μονάμπυξ (monámpux)
χρυσάμπυξ (khrusámpux)

Descendants

→ English: ampyx