ἑξῆς

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ἑξείης (hexeíēs) — Epic
ἑξαν (hexan) — Doric

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hek.sɛ̂ːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)ekˈse̝s/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ekˈsis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ekˈsis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ekˈsis/

Adverb

ἑξῆς • (hexês) (Epic, Attic, Koine)

in order, one after another
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 4.448–449:
  αἱ μὲν ἔπειτα
  ἑξῆς εὐνάζοντο παρὰ ῥηγμῖνι θαλάσσης
  hai mèn épeita
  hexês eunázonto parà rhēgmîni thalássēs
  then they went to sleep one after another near the surf of the sea
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 6.241:
  ὃ δ’ ἔπειτα θεοῖς εὔχεσθαι ἀνώγει
  πάσας ἑξείης
  hò d’ épeita theoîs eúkhesthai anṓgei
  pásas hexeíēs
  then he bade all of them to pray to the gods in turn

Derived terms

καὶ τὰ ἑξῆς (kaì tà hexês)

Further reading

“ἑξῆς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
ἑξείης in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
“ἑξείης”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers

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