Ἕκτωρ

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *Héktōr; synchronically from the adjective ἕκτωρ (héktōr, holding fast). Cognate with Mycenaean Greek 𐀁𐀒𐀵 (e-ko-to /⁠Hektōr⁠/).

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Proper noun

Ἕκτωρ (Héktōrm (genitive Ἕκτορος); third declension

  1. Hector

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References

  • Ἕκτωρ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Ἕκτωρ”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • Ἕκτωρ in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
  • Ἕκτωρ”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,012
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