ὄρχαμος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the o-grade of Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ- (“to begin, rule, command”), the root of ἄρχω (árkhō).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ór.kʰa.mos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈor.kʰa.mos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈor.xa.mos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈor.xa.mos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈor.xa.mos/

Noun

ὄρχᾰμος • (órkhămos) m (genitive ὀρχάμου); second declension

(Epic) chief, leader

Usage notes

Occurs in Homer only in the phrases ὄρχαμος ἀνδρῶν (órkhamos andrôn, “leader of men”) and ὄρχαμε λαῶν (órkhame laôn, “O leader of people”). Attested only in the singular.

Declension

Second declension of ὄρχᾰμος; ὀρχᾰ́μου (Epic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὄρχᾰμος órkhămos
Genitive	ὀρχᾰ́μου / ὀρχᾰμοῖο / ὀρχᾰ́μοιο / ὀρχᾰμόο / ὀρχᾰ́μοο orkhắmou / orkhămoîo / orkhắmoio / orkhămóo / orkhắmoo
Dative	ὀρχᾰ́μῳ orkhắmōi
Accusative	ὄρχᾰμον órkhămon
Vocative	ὄρχᾰμε órkhăme
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.