ἡλίκος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *yós, like the basic relative pronoun ὅς (hós), + the same suffix as Latin tālis (“such”) and quālis (“[such] as”) +‎ -κός (-kós, adjective suffix). Cf. ἧλιξ (hêlix).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hɛː.lí.kos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)e̝ˈli.kos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /iˈli.kos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /iˈli.kos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /iˈli.kos/

Adjective

ἡλῐ́κος • (hēlĭ́kos) m (feminine ἡλῐ́κη, neuter ἡλῐ́κον); first/second declension

(relative adjective) as big or great as, as old as
- 330 BCE, Demosthenes, On the Crown 13:
  ἀλλ’ ἐφ’ οἷς ἀδικοῦντά μ’ ἑώρα τὴν πόλιν, οὖσί γε τηλικούτοις ἡλίκα νῦν ἐτραγῴδει καὶ διεξῄει, […]
  all’ eph’ hoîs adikoûntá m’ heṓra tḕn pólin, oûsí ge tēlikoútois hēlíka nûn etragōídei kaì diexēíei, […]
  But against whatever wrongs he saw me commit against the city, if they really are as great as he just now dramatized and recounted in detail, […]
(indirect interrogative adjective) how big; extraordinarily big or small
(exclamatory adjective) how big!

Inflection

First and second declension of ἡλῐ́κος; ἡλῐ́κη; ἡλῐ́κον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἡλῐ́κος hēlĭ́kos	ἡλῐ́κη hēlĭ́kē	ἡλῐ́κον hēlĭ́kon	ἡλῐ́κω hēlĭ́kō	ἡλῐ́κᾱ hēlĭ́kā	ἡλῐ́κω hēlĭ́kō	ἡλῐ́κοι hēlĭ́koi	ἡλῐ́και hēlĭ́kai	ἡλῐ́κᾰ hēlĭ́kă
Genitive	ἡλῐ́κου hēlĭ́kou	ἡλῐ́κης hēlĭ́kēs	ἡλῐ́κου hēlĭ́kou	ἡλῐ́κοιν hēlĭ́koin	ἡλῐ́καιν hēlĭ́kain	ἡλῐ́κοιν hēlĭ́koin	ἡλῐ́κων hēlĭ́kōn	ἡλῐ́κων hēlĭ́kōn	ἡλῐ́κων hēlĭ́kōn
Dative	ἡλῐ́κῳ hēlĭ́kōi	ἡλῐ́κῃ hēlĭ́kēi	ἡλῐ́κῳ hēlĭ́kōi	ἡλῐ́κοιν hēlĭ́koin	ἡλῐ́καιν hēlĭ́kain	ἡλῐ́κοιν hēlĭ́koin	ἡλῐ́κοις hēlĭ́kois	ἡλῐ́καις hēlĭ́kais	ἡλῐ́κοις hēlĭ́kois
Accusative	ἡλῐ́κον hēlĭ́kon	ἡλῐ́κην hēlĭ́kēn	ἡλῐ́κον hēlĭ́kon	ἡλῐ́κω hēlĭ́kō	ἡλῐ́κᾱ hēlĭ́kā	ἡλῐ́κω hēlĭ́kō	ἡλῐ́κους hēlĭ́kous	ἡλῐ́κᾱς hēlĭ́kās	ἡλῐ́κᾰ hēlĭ́kă
Vocative	ἡλῐ́κε hēlĭ́ke	ἡλῐ́κη hēlĭ́kē	ἡλῐ́κον hēlĭ́kon	ἡλῐ́κω hēlĭ́kō	ἡλῐ́κᾱ hēlĭ́kā	ἡλῐ́κω hēlĭ́kō	ἡλῐ́κοι hēlĭ́koi	ἡλῐ́και hēlĭ́kai	ἡλῐ́κᾰ hēlĭ́kă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ἡλῐ́κως hēlĭ́kōs			ἡλῐκώτερος hēlĭkṓteros			ἡλῐκώτᾰτος hēlĭkṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

type	interrogative	indefinite	demonstrative			relative	indefinite relative	identity	other
type	interrogative	indefinite	(medial)	proximal	distal	relative	indefinite relative	identity	other
basic	τίς	τις, ἔνιοι	†ὁ, οὗτος	ὅδε	ἐκεῖνος	ὅς	ὅστις	ὁ αὐτός (αὑτός), ὁμός	ἕτερος, ἄλλος
dual	πότερος	πότερος, ποτερός				ὁπότερος
quality	ποῖος	ποιός	†τοῖος, τοιοῦτος	τοιόσδε		οἷος	ὁποῖος	ὅμοιος	ἑτεροῖος, ἀλλοῖος
quantity	πόσος	ποσός	†τόσος, τοσοῦτος	τοσόσδε		ὅσος	ὁπόσος
manner	πῶς	πως	†τώς, †ὥς, οὕτως	ὧδε		ὡς	ὅπως	ὁμῶς	ἑτέρως, ἄλλως
method, path, place	πῇ	πῃ	τῇ, ταύτῃ	τῇδε	ἐκείνῃ	ᾗ	ὅπῃ		ἄλλῃ
place	ποῦ, †πόθι	που, †ποθι	ἐνταῦθα	ἐνθάδε	ἐκεῖ, ἔνθα, †ἐκεῖθι	οὗ, ἔνθα, †ὅθι	ὅπου, †ὁπόθι	αὐτόθι, ὁμοῦ	ἄλλοθι
source	πόθεν	ποθεν, ἁμόθεν	†τόθεν, ἔνθεν, ἐντεῦθεν	ἐνθένδε	ἐκεῖθεν	ὅθεν	ὁπόθεν	†ὁμόθεν	ἄλλοθεν
destination	ποῖ, †πόσε	ποι	ἔνθα, ἐνταῦθα	ἐνθάδε, δεῦρο	ἐκεῖσε	οἷ	ὅποι, †ὁπόσε	αὐτόσε, ὁμόσε	ἄλλοσε
time	πότε, πῆμος	ποτέ, ποτε, τοτέ, ἐνίοτε	τότε, τῆμος	τημόσδε		ὅτε, ἦμος	ὁπότε, †ὁππῆμος	ἅμα	ἄλλοτε
exact time	πηνίκα		†τηνίκα, τηνικαῦτα	τηνικάδε		ἡνίκα	ὁπηνίκα	αὐτίκα
duration of time			τέως			ἕως
size, age	πηλίκος	πηλίκος	†τηλίκος, τηλικοῦτος	τηλικόσδε		ἡλίκος	ὁπηλίκος	ὁμῆλιξ
repetition	ποσάκις, ποσίνδα	ποσάκις	τουτάκις, τοσάκις			†ὁσάκις ὁποσάκις	ὁποσάκις
multiplication	ποσαπλάσιος					ὁσαπλάσιος, ὁσαπλασίων
order	πόστος	ποστός					ὁπόστος
† Forms rarely or never used in Classical Attic prose Relative also used in exclamations; either relative or indefinite relative used in indirect questions.