ἑκάεργος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Traditionally said to be ἑκάς (hekás, “far off”) +‎ ἔργον (érgon, “deed, work”) +‎ -ος (-os), but Beekes considers it to be based on ἑκών, giving "free-working" as the original meaning.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /whe.ká.wer.ɡos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)eˈka.er.ɡos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈka.er.ɣos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈka.er.ɣos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈka.er.ɣos/

Adjective

ἑκάεργος • (hekáergos) m or f (neuter ἑκάεργον); second declension

far-working or originally free-working (epithet of Apollo and, occasionally, Artemis)

Declension

Second declension of ἑκάεργος; ἑκάεργον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἑκάεργος hekáergos	ἑκάεργον hekáergon	ἑκαέργω hekaérgō	ἑκαέργω hekaérgō	ἑκάεργοι hekáergoi	ἑκάεργᾰ hekáergă
Genitive	ἑκαέργου hekaérgou	ἑκαέργου hekaérgou	ἑκαέργοιν hekaérgoin	ἑκαέργοιν hekaérgoin	ἑκαέργων hekaérgōn	ἑκαέργων hekaérgōn
Dative	ἑκαέργῳ hekaérgōi	ἑκαέργῳ hekaérgōi	ἑκαέργοιν hekaérgoin	ἑκαέργοιν hekaérgoin	ἑκαέργοις hekaérgois	ἑκαέργοις hekaérgois
Accusative	ἑκάεργον hekáergon	ἑκάεργον hekáergon	ἑκαέργω hekaérgō	ἑκαέργω hekaérgō	ἑκαέργους hekaérgous	ἑκάεργᾰ hekáergă
Vocative	ἑκάεργε hekáerge	ἑκάεργον hekáergon	ἑκαέργω hekaérgō	ἑκαέργω hekaérgō	ἑκάεργοι hekáergoi	ἑκάεργᾰ hekáergă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ἑκαέργως hekaérgōs		ἑκαεργότερος hekaergóteros		ἑκαεργότᾰτος hekaergótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

ἑκάεργος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Adjective

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