ἑπέτης

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ἑπετᾱς (hepetās) — Doric

Etymology

From ἕπομαι (hépomai, “to follow”) +‎ -της (-tēs, agentive suffix). Cognate with Mycenaean Greek 𐀁𐀤𐀲 (e-qe-ta).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἑπέτης • (hepétēs) m (genitive ἑπέτου); first declension (Attic, Ionic)

  1. follower, attendant
    • 522 BCE – 443 BCE, Pindar, Pythian Ode 5.3–4:
      [...], αὐτὸν ἀνάγῃ / πολύφιλον ἑπέταν.
      [...], autòn anágēi / polúphilon hepétan.
      [...], leads it / as an attendant with many friends.

Inflection

First declension of ὁ ἑπέτης; τοῦ ἑπέτου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ ἑπέτης
ho hepétēs 		τὼ ἑπέτᾱ
tṑ hepétā 		οἱ ἑπέται
hoi hepétai
Genitive τοῦ ἑπέτου
toû hepétou 		τοῖν ἑπέταιν
toîn hepétain 		τῶν ἑπετῶν
tôn hepetôn
Dative τῷ ἑπέτῃ
tōî hepétēi 		τοῖν ἑπέταιν
toîn hepétain 		τοῖς ἑπέταις
toîs hepétais
Accusative τὸν ἑπέτην
tòn hepétēn 		τὼ ἑπέτᾱ
tṑ hepétā 		τοὺς ἑπέτᾱς
toùs hepétās
Vocative ἑπέτᾰ
hepétă 		ἑπέτᾱ
hepétā 		ἑπέται
hepétai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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