ἀκέων

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Participle of a hypothetical verb *ἀκέω (*akéō). Beekes relates this form to ἀκή (akḗ, “silence”), but not much is clear otherwise concerning its etymology. Not related to ἀκούω (akoúō, “to hear”), nor to ἄκων (ákōn, “javelin”). The alpha here is not the alpha privative ἀ- (a-).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.ké.ɔːn/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aˈke.on/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aˈce.on/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /aˈce.on/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈce.on/

Adjective

ἀκέων • (akéōn) m (feminine ἀκέουσᾰ, neuter ἀκέον); first/third declension

soft, silent

Declension

First and third declension of ᾰ̓κέων; ᾰ̓κέουσᾰ; ᾰ̓κέον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓κέων akéōn	ᾰ̓κέουσᾰ akéousa	ᾰ̓κέον akéon	ᾰ̓κέοντε akéonte	ᾰ̓κεούσᾱ akeoúsā	ᾰ̓κέοντε akéonte	ᾰ̓κέοντες akéontes	ᾰ̓κέουσαι akéousai	ᾰ̓κέοντᾰ akéonta
Genitive	ᾰ̓κέοντος akéontos	ᾰ̓κεούσης akeoúsēs	ᾰ̓κέοντος akéontos	ᾰ̓κεόντοιν akeóntoin	ᾰ̓κεούσαιν akeoúsain	ᾰ̓κεόντοιν akeóntoin	ᾰ̓κεόντων akeóntōn	ᾰ̓κεουσῶν akeousôn	ᾰ̓κεόντων akeóntōn
Dative	ᾰ̓κέοντῐ akéonti	ᾰ̓κεούσῃ akeoúsēi	ᾰ̓κέοντῐ akéonti	ᾰ̓κεόντοιν akeóntoin	ᾰ̓κεούσαιν akeoúsain	ᾰ̓κεόντοιν akeóntoin	ᾰ̓κέουσῐ / ᾰ̓κέουσῐν akéousi(n)	ᾰ̓κεούσαις akeoúsais	ᾰ̓κέουσῐ / ᾰ̓κέουσῐν akéousi(n)
Accusative	ᾰ̓κέοντᾰ akéonta	ᾰ̓κέουσᾰν akéousan	ᾰ̓κέον akéon	ᾰ̓κέοντε akéonte	ᾰ̓κεούσᾱ akeoúsā	ᾰ̓κέοντε akéonte	ᾰ̓κέοντᾰς akéontas	ᾰ̓κεούσᾱς akeoúsās	ᾰ̓κέοντᾰ akéonta
Vocative	ᾰ̓κέων akéōn	ᾰ̓κέουσᾰ akéousa	ᾰ̓κέον akéon	ᾰ̓κέοντε akéonte	ᾰ̓κεούσᾱ akeoúsā	ᾰ̓κέοντε akéonte	ᾰ̓κέοντες akéontes	ᾰ̓κέουσαι akéousai	ᾰ̓κέοντᾰ akéonta
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓κεόντως akeóntōs			—			—
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Adverb

ἀκέων • (akéōn)

softly, silently

References

Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 50-51

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