ἐπιπακτίς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ἐπῐκᾰκτῐ́ς (epĭkăktĭ́s)

Etymology

Traditionally derived from ἐπῐπᾰκτόω (epĭpăktóō, “to shut close”) +‎ -ῐ́ς (-ĭ́s), because of its healing function. However, Beekes compares also the plant name πεκτή (pektḗ, “comfrey”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pi.pak.tís/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.pi.pakˈtis/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.pi.pakˈtis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.pi.pakˈtis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.pi.pakˈtis/

Noun

ἐπῐπᾰκτῐ́ς • (epĭpăktĭ́s) f (genitive ἐπῐπᾰκτῐ́δος); third declension

rupturewort (Herniaria glabra)
Synonym: ἑλλεβορῐ́νη (helleborĭ́nē)

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ ἐπῐπᾰκτῐ́ς; τῆς ἐπῐπᾰκτῐ́δος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ἐπῐπᾰκτῐ́ς hē epĭpăktĭ́s	τὼ ἐπῐπᾰκτῐ́δε tṑ epĭpăktĭ́de	αἱ ἐπῐπᾰκτῐ́δες hai epĭpăktĭ́des
Genitive	τῆς ἐπῐπᾰκτῐ́δος tês epĭpăktĭ́dos	τοῖν ἐπῐπᾰκτῐ́δοιν toîn epĭpăktĭ́doin	τῶν ἐπῐπᾰκτῐ́δων tôn epĭpăktĭ́dōn
Dative	τῇ ἐπῐπᾰκτῐ́δῐ tēî epĭpăktĭ́dĭ	τοῖν ἐπῐπᾰκτῐ́δοιν toîn epĭpăktĭ́doin	ταῖς ἐπῐπᾰκτῐ́σῐ / ἐπῐπᾰκτῐ́σῐν taîs epĭpăktĭ́sĭ(n)
Accusative	τὴν ἐπῐπᾰκτῐ́δᾰ tḕn epĭpăktĭ́dă	τὼ ἐπῐπᾰκτῐ́δε tṑ epĭpăktĭ́de	τᾱ̀ς ἐπῐπᾰκτῐ́δᾰς tā̀s epĭpăktĭ́dăs
Vocative	ἐπῐπᾰκτῐ́ς epĭpăktĭ́s	ἐπῐπᾰκτῐ́δε epĭpăktĭ́de	ἐπῐπᾰκτῐ́δες epĭpăktĭ́des
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 *-ds.

Descendants

→ Latin: epipactis
- → Translingual: Epipactis