Traditionally derived from σκολιός (skoliós, “crooked”), because of the crooked order of the singers. Another theory derives the word from δύσκολος (dúskolos, “troublesome, difficult”), because it was said that the songs were easy, but appeared difficult to drunken revellers.
σκόλῐον • (skólion) n (genitive σκολῐ́ου); second declension
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | τὸ σκόλῐον tò skólion |
τὼ σκολῐ́ω tṑ skolíō |
τᾰ̀ σκόλῐᾰ tà skólia | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ σκολῐ́ου toû skolíou |
τοῖν σκολῐ́οιν toîn skolíoin |
τῶν σκολῐ́ων tôn skolíōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ σκολῐ́ῳ tôi skolíōi |
τοῖν σκολῐ́οιν toîn skolíoin |
τοῖς σκολῐ́οις toîs skolíois | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸ σκόλῐον tò skólion |
τὼ σκολῐ́ω tṑ skolíō |
τᾰ̀ σκόλῐᾰ tà skólia | ||||||||||
Vocative | σκόλῐον skólion |
σκολῐ́ω skolíō |
σκόλῐᾰ skólia | ||||||||||
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