ὀφιοῦχος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ὄφις (óphis, “snake”) +‎ ἔχω (ékhō, “to bear, carry, bring”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὀφῐοῦχος • (ophĭoûkhos) m (genitive ὀφῐούχου); second declension

  1. serpent handler
  2. (astronomy) Ophiuchus, the constellation

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ ὀφῐοῦχος; τοῦ ὀφῐούχου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ ὀφῐοῦχος
ho ophĭoûkhos 		τὼ ὀφῐούχω
tṑ ophĭoúkhō 		οἱ ὀφῐοῦχοι
hoi ophĭoûkhoi
Genitive τοῦ ὀφῐούχου
toû ophĭoúkhou 		τοῖν ὀφῐούχοιν
toîn ophĭoúkhoin 		τῶν ὀφῐούχων
tôn ophĭoúkhōn
Dative τῷ ὀφῐούχῳ
tōî ophĭoúkhōi 		τοῖν ὀφῐούχοιν
toîn ophĭoúkhoin 		τοῖς ὀφῐούχοις
toîs ophĭoúkhois
Accusative τὸν ὀφῐοῦχον
tòn ophĭoûkhon 		τὼ ὀφῐούχω
tṑ ophĭoúkhō 		τοὺς ὀφῐούχους
toùs ophĭoúkhous
Vocative ὀφῐοῦχε
ophĭoûkhe 		ὀφῐούχω
ophĭoúkhō 		ὀφῐοῦχοι
ophĭoûkhoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • ὀφιούχεος (ophioúkheos)

Descendants

  • → English: Ophiuchus

Further reading

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