ἐχεπευκής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἔχω (ékhō) +‎ *πεῦκος (*peûkos) +‎ -ής (-ḗs), literally “having [a] sting”. The middle element derives from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- (“to prick, poke, stab”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.kʰe.peu̯.kɛ̌ːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.kʰe.peʍˈke̝s/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.çe.peɸˈcis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.çe.pefˈcis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.çe.pefˈcis/

Adjective

ἐχεπευκής • (ekhepeukḗs) m or f (neuter ἐχεπευκές); third declension

(poetic, said of missiles) stinging, piercing

Declension

Third declension of ἐχεπευκής; ἐχεπευκές (contracted, Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἐχεπευκής ekhepeukḗs	ἐχεπευκές ekhepeukés	ἐχεπευκεῖ ekhepeukeî	ἐχεπευκεῖ ekhepeukeî	ἐχεπευκεῖς ekhepeukeîs	ἐχεπευκῆ ekhepeukê
Genitive	ἐχεπευκοῦς ekhepeukoûs	ἐχεπευκοῦς ekhepeukoûs	ἐχεπευκοῖν ekhepeukoîn	ἐχεπευκοῖν ekhepeukoîn	ἐχεπευκῶν ekhepeukôn	ἐχεπευκῶν ekhepeukôn
Dative	ἐχεπευκεῖ ekhepeukeî	ἐχεπευκεῖ ekhepeukeî	ἐχεπευκοῖν ekhepeukoîn	ἐχεπευκοῖν ekhepeukoîn	ἐχεπευκέσῐ / ἐχεπευκέσῐν ekhepeukésĭ(n)	ἐχεπευκέσῐ / ἐχεπευκέσῐν ekhepeukésĭ(n)
Accusative	ἐχεπευκῆ ekhepeukê	ἐχεπευκές ekhepeukés	ἐχεπευκεῖ ekhepeukeî	ἐχεπευκεῖ ekhepeukeî	ἐχεπευκεῖς ekhepeukeîs	ἐχεπευκῆ ekhepeukê
Vocative	ἐχεπευκές ekhepeukés	ἐχεπευκές ekhepeukés	ἐχεπευκεῖ ekhepeukeî	ἐχεπευκεῖ ekhepeukeî	ἐχεπευκεῖς ekhepeukeîs	ἐχεπευκῆ ekhepeukê
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ἐχεπευκῶς ekhepeukôs		ἐχεπευκέστερος ekhepeukésteros		ἐχεπευκέστᾰτος ekhepeukéstătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 488