From ἔχις (ékhis, “viper”) + -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix), because of the resemblance of the fruit to the head of a snake.
ἔχῐον • (ékhion) n (genitive ἐχῐ́ου); second declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | τὸ ἔχῐον tò ékhion |
τὼ ἐχῐ́ω tṑ ekhíō |
τᾰ̀ ἔχῐᾰ tà ékhia | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ ἐχῐ́ου toû ekhíou |
τοῖν ἐχῐ́οιν toîn ekhíoin |
τῶν ἐχῐ́ων tôn ekhíōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ ἐχῐ́ῳ tôi ekhíōi |
τοῖν ἐχῐ́οιν toîn ekhíoin |
τοῖς ἐχῐ́οις toîs ekhíois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸ ἔχῐον tò ékhion |
τὼ ἐχῐ́ω tṑ ekhíō |
τᾰ̀ ἔχῐᾰ tà ékhia | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ἔχῐον ékhion |
ἐχῐ́ω ekhíō |
ἔχῐᾰ ékhia | ||||||||||
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