ἄκων

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ἀέκων (aékōn)

Etymology

For the adjective, ἀ- (a-) +‎ ἑκών (hekṓn). For the noun, probably cognate with ἄκρος (ákros) et al. (and with edge, acme, acropolis), but Beekes considers this uncertain.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ǎː.kɔːn/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.kon/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.kon/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.kon/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈa.kon/

Adjective

ᾱ̓́κων • (ā́kōn) m (feminine ᾱ̓́κουσα, neuter ἆκον); first/third declension

unwilling (a contracted form of ἀέκων, appearing only after Homer)
Antonym: ἑκών (hekṓn)

Inflection

First and third declension of ᾱ̓́κων; ᾱ̓́κουσᾰ; ἆκον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾱ̓́κων ā́kōn	ᾱ̓́κουσᾰ ā́kousa	ἆκον âkon	ᾱ̓́κοντε ā́konte	ᾱ̓κούσᾱ ākoúsā	ᾱ̓́κοντε ā́konte	ᾱ̓́κοντες ā́kontes	ᾱ̓́κουσαι ā́kousai	ᾱ̓́κοντᾰ ā́konta
Genitive	ᾱ̓́κοντος ā́kontos	ᾱ̓κούσης ākoúsēs	ᾱ̓́κοντος ā́kontos	ᾱ̓κόντοιν ākóntoin	ᾱ̓κούσαιν ākoúsain	ᾱ̓κόντοιν ākóntoin	ᾱ̓κόντων ākóntōn	ᾱ̓κουσῶν ākousôn	ᾱ̓κόντων ākóntōn
Dative	ᾱ̓́κοντῐ ā́konti	ᾱ̓κούσῃ ākoúsēi	ᾱ̓́κοντῐ ā́konti	ᾱ̓κόντοιν ākóntoin	ᾱ̓κούσαιν ākoúsain	ᾱ̓κόντοιν ākóntoin	ᾱ̓́κουσῐ / ᾱ̓́κουσῐν ā́kousi(n)	ᾱ̓κούσαις ākoúsais	ᾱ̓́κουσῐ / ᾱ̓́κουσῐν ā́kousi(n)
Accusative	ᾱ̓́κοντᾰ ā́konta	ᾱ̓́κουσᾰν ā́kousan	ἆκον âkon	ᾱ̓́κοντε ā́konte	ᾱ̓κούσᾱ ākoúsā	ᾱ̓́κοντε ā́konte	ᾱ̓́κοντᾰς ā́kontas	ᾱ̓κούσᾱς ākoúsās	ᾱ̓́κοντᾰ ā́konta
Vocative	ᾱ̓́κων ā́kōn	ᾱ̓́κουσᾰ ā́kousa	ἆκον âkon	ᾱ̓́κοντε ā́konte	ᾱ̓κούσᾱ ākoúsā	ᾱ̓́κοντε ā́konte	ᾱ̓́κοντες ā́kontes	ᾱ̓́κουσαι ā́kousai	ᾱ̓́κοντᾰ ā́konta
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ᾱ̓κόντως ākóntōs			—			—
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Noun

ἄκων • (ákōn)

a javelin, dart (cf. ἔγχος)

References

“ἄκων”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“ἄκων”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
ἄκων in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
ἄκων in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
G210 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- averse idem, page 55.
- dart idem, page 195.
- involuntarily idem, page 458.
- involuntary idem, page 458.
- javelin idem, page 462.
- lance idem, page 474.
- protest idem, page 653.
- regretful idem, page 687.
- regretfully idem, page 687.
- reluctant idem, page 692.
- spear idem, page 799.
- unintentional idem, page 922.
- unintentionally idem, page 922.
- unknowing idem, page 923.
- unwilling idem, page 937.
- unwitting idem, page 937.

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