ἔγκατα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ἔγκᾰτον (énkăton) — late

Etymology

From ἐν (en). Compare with ἔσχατος (éskhatos).

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Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἔγκᾰτᾰ • (énkătă) n (genitive ἐγκᾰ́των); third declension

  1. bowels, entrails, intestines
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 9.293:
      ἤσθιε δ’ ὥς τε λέων ὀρεσίτροφος, οὐδ’ ἀπέλειπεν, ἔγκατά τε σάρκας τε καὶ ὀστέα μυελόεντα
      ḗsthie d’ hṓs te léōn oresítrophos, oud’ apéleipen, énkatá te sárkas te kaì ostéa muelóenta
      He ate them as a mountain-nurtured lion, leaving naught—ate the entrails, and the flesh, and the marrowy bones.

Inflection

Third declension of τᾰ̀ ἔγκᾰτᾰ; τῶν ἐγκᾰ́των (Attic)
Case / # Plural
Nominative τᾰ̀ ἔγκᾰτᾰ
tằ énkătă
Genitive τῶν ἐγκᾰ́των
tôn enkắtōn
Dative τοῖς ἔγκᾰσῐ / ἔγκᾰσῐν
toîs énkăsĭ(n)
Accusative τᾰ̀ ἔγκᾰτᾰ
tằ énkătă
Vocative ἔγκᾰτᾰ
énkătă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • ἐγκᾰτᾰκνᾱκομῐγής (enkătăknākomĭgḗs)
  • ἐγκᾰτόεις (enkătóeis)
  • ἐγκᾰτώδης (enkătṓdēs)

References

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