Lewy connects the word with Hebrew ביכורים (bikkūrīm, “first fruits”), which comes from the stem ב־כ־ר (bakār, “to be premature”), suggesting a Semitic origin.
βώκᾰρος • (bṓkaros) m (genitive βωκᾰ́ρου); second declension
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ βώκᾰρος ho bṓkaros |
τὼ βωκᾰ́ρω tṑ bōkárō |
οἱ βώκᾰροι hoi bṓkaroi | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ βωκᾰ́ρου toû bōkárou |
τοῖν βωκᾰ́ροιν toîn bōkároin |
τῶν βωκᾰ́ρων tôn bōkárōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ βωκᾰ́ρῳ tôi bōkárōi |
τοῖν βωκᾰ́ροιν toîn bōkároin |
τοῖς βωκᾰ́ροις toîs bōkárois | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν βώκᾰρον tòn bṓkaron |
τὼ βωκᾰ́ρω tṑ bōkárō |
τοὺς βωκᾰ́ρους toùs bōkárous | ||||||||||
Vocative | βώκᾰρε bṓkare |
βωκᾰ́ρω bōkárō |
βώκᾰροι bṓkaroi | ||||||||||
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