ἔλεγχος

Ancient Greek

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʰ- (“to accuse, to scold”).

ἔλεγχος • (élenkhos) n (genitive ἐλέγχους); third declension

Third declension of τὸ ἔλεγχος; τοῦ ἐλέγχους (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ἔλεγχος tò élenkhos	τὼ ἐλέγχει tṑ elénkhei	τᾰ̀ ἐλέγχη tằ elénkhē
Genitive	τοῦ ἐλέγχους toû elénkhous	τοῖν ἐλεγχοῖν toîn elenkhoîn	τῶν ἐλεγχῶν tôn elenkhôn
Dative	τῷ ἐλέγχει tōî elénkhei	τοῖν ἐλεγχοῖν toîn elenkhoîn	τοῖς ἐλέγχεσῐ / ἐλέγχεσῐν toîs elénkhesĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸ ἔλεγχος tò élenkhos	τὼ ἐλέγχει tṑ elénkhei	τᾰ̀ ἐλέγχη tằ elénkhē
Vocative	ἔλεγχος élenkhos	ἐλέγχει elénkhei	ἐλέγχη elénkhē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ἔλεγχος; ἐλέγχεος (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἔλεγχος élenkhos	ἐλέγχει / ἐλέγχεε elénkhei / elénkhee	ἐλέγχεᾰ elénkheă
Genitive	ἐλέγχεος / ἐλέγχευς elénkheos / elénkheus	ἐλεγχέοιν elenkhéoin	ἐλεγχέων elenkhéōn
Dative	ἐλέγχει / ἐλέγχεῐ̈ elénkhei / elénkheĭ̈	ἐλεγχέοιν elenkhéoin	ἐλέγχεσῐ / ἐλέγχεσῐν elénkhesĭ(n)
Accusative	ἔλεγχος élenkhos	ἐλέγχει / ἐλέγχεε elénkhei / elénkhee	ἐλέγχεᾰ elénkheă
Vocative	ἔλεγχος élenkhos	ἐλέγχει / ἐλέγχεε elénkhei / elénkhee	ἐλέγχεᾰ elénkheă
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

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ἔλεγχος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
ἔλεγχος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
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Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- confutation idem, page 159.
- conviction idem, page 173.
- cross-examination idem, page 185.
- demonstration idem, page 210.
- disproof idem, page 237.
- examination idem, page 287.
- inquiry idem, page 443.
- interrogation idem, page 452.
- probation idem, page 643.
- proof idem, page 653.
- question idem, page 665.
- refutation idem, page 686.
- test idem, page 863.
- trial idem, page 893.