ἰσχίον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

No etymology. Furnée connects the word with ἰξύς (ixús, “loins”) assuming a common Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ῐ̓σχῐ́ον • (ĭskhĭ́on) n (genitive ῐ̓σχῐ́ου); second declension (Epic, Ionic, Attic, Koine)

  1. (anatomy) hip-joint
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 5.5:
      τῷ βάλεν Αἰνείαο κατ’ ἰσχίον, ἔνθα τε μηρὸς
      ἰσχίῳ ἐνστρέφεται, κοτύλην δέ τέ μιν καλέουσιν
      tōî bálen Aineíao kat’ iskhíon, éntha te mēròs
      iskhíōi enstréphetai, kotúlēn dé té min kaléousin
      • 1924 translation by Murray
        [he smote Aeneas] on the hip, where the thigh turns in the hip joint,—the cup, men call it
  2. area around the hip-joint; haunch

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ ῐ̓σχῐ́ον; τοῦ ῐ̓σχῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ ῐ̓σχῐ́ον
tò ĭskhĭ́on 		τὼ ῐ̓σχῐ́ω
tṑ ĭskhĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ ῐ̓σχῐ́ᾰ
tằ ĭskhĭ́ă
Genitive τοῦ ῐ̓σχῐ́ου
toû ĭskhĭ́ou 		τοῖν ῐ̓σχῐ́οιν
toîn ĭskhĭ́oin 		τῶν ῐ̓σχῐ́ων
tôn ĭskhĭ́ōn
Dative τῷ ῐ̓σχῐ́ῳ
tōî ĭskhĭ́ōi 		τοῖν ῐ̓σχῐ́οιν
toîn ĭskhĭ́oin 		τοῖς ῐ̓σχῐ́οις
toîs ĭskhĭ́ois
Accusative τὸ ῐ̓σχῐ́ον
tò ĭskhĭ́on 		τὼ ῐ̓σχῐ́ω
tṑ ĭskhĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ ῐ̓σχῐ́ᾰ
tằ ĭskhĭ́ă
Vocative ῐ̓σχῐ́ον
ĭskhĭ́on 		ῐ̓σχῐ́ω
ĭskhĭ́ō 		ῐ̓σχῐ́ᾰ
ĭskhĭ́ă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Latin: ischion, ischium
    • English: ischium

References

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