ἡπατίζων

Ancient Greek

FWOTD – 10 October 2015

Etymology

Participial form of an unattested verb *ἡπατίζω (*hēpatízō), from ἧπᾰρ (hêpăr, “liver”) +‎ -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hɛː.pa.tíz.dɔːn/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)e̝.paˈti.zon/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /i.paˈti.zon/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /i.paˈti.zon/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /i.paˈti.zon/

Adjective

ἡπᾰτῐ́ζων • (hēpătĭ́zōn) m (feminine ἡπᾰτῐ́ζουσᾰ, neuter ἡπατίζον); first/third declension

liver-colored, liver-like
- 40 CE – 90 CE, Dioscorides, Materia medica 3.22:
  Διττὸν δέ ἐστι τὸ εἶδος τοῦ χυλίσματος· τὸ μέντοι ψαμμῶδες, ὅπερ ὑποστάθμη τῆς καθαρωτέρας ἔοικεν εἶναι· τὸ δὲ ἡπατίζον
  Dittòn dé esti tò eîdos toû khulísmatos; tò méntoi psammôdes, hóper hupostáthmē tês katharōtéras éoiken eînai; tò dè hēpatízon
  There is a thick kind of juice that is grainy, one of which seems to have the purest substance, the other similar to liver.
- 400 CE – 600 CE, Aëtius, Sixteen Books on Medicine 16.104

Declension

First and third declension of ἡπᾰτῐ́ζων; ἡπᾰτῐ́ζουσᾰ; ἡπᾰτῐ́ζον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζων hēpătĭ́zōn	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζουσᾰ hēpătĭ́zousă	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζον hēpătĭ́zon	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζοντε hēpătĭ́zonte	ἡπᾰτῐζούσᾱ hēpătĭzoúsā	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζοντε hēpătĭ́zonte	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζοντες hēpătĭ́zontes	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζουσαι hēpătĭ́zousai	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζοντᾰ hēpătĭ́zontă
Genitive	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζοντος hēpătĭ́zontos	ἡπᾰτῐζούσης hēpătĭzoúsēs	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζοντος hēpătĭ́zontos	ἡπᾰτῐζόντοιν hēpătĭzóntoin	ἡπᾰτῐζούσαιν hēpătĭzoúsain	ἡπᾰτῐζόντοιν hēpătĭzóntoin	ἡπᾰτῐζόντων hēpătĭzóntōn	ἡπᾰτῐζουσῶν hēpătĭzousôn	ἡπᾰτῐζόντων hēpătĭzóntōn
Dative	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζοντῐ hēpătĭ́zontĭ	ἡπᾰτῐζούσῃ hēpătĭzoúsēi	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζοντῐ hēpătĭ́zontĭ	ἡπᾰτῐζόντοιν hēpătĭzóntoin	ἡπᾰτῐζούσαιν hēpătĭzoúsain	ἡπᾰτῐζόντοιν hēpătĭzóntoin	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζουσῐ / ἡπᾰτῐ́ζουσῐν hēpătĭ́zousĭ(n)	ἡπᾰτῐζούσαις hēpătĭzoúsais	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζουσῐ / ἡπᾰτῐ́ζουσῐν hēpătĭ́zousĭ(n)
Accusative	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζοντᾰ hēpătĭ́zontă	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζουσᾰν hēpătĭ́zousăn	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζον hēpătĭ́zon	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζοντε hēpătĭ́zonte	ἡπᾰτῐζούσᾱ hēpătĭzoúsā	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζοντε hēpătĭ́zonte	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζοντᾰς hēpătĭ́zontăs	ἡπᾰτῐζούσᾱς hēpătĭzoúsās	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζοντᾰ hēpătĭ́zontă
Vocative	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζων hēpătĭ́zōn	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζουσᾰ hēpătĭ́zousă	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζον hēpătĭ́zon	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζοντε hēpătĭ́zonte	ἡπᾰτῐζούσᾱ hēpătĭzoúsā	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζοντε hēpătĭ́zonte	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζοντες hēpătĭ́zontes	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζουσαι hēpătĭ́zousai	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζοντᾰ hēpătĭ́zontă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ἡπᾰτῐζόντως hēpătĭzóntōs			—			—
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Latin: hēpatizon