From ἐπι- (epi-) + μήδιον (mḗdion, “kind of bellflower”), because of the parasitic nature of this plant.
ἐπῐμήδῐον • (epĭmḗdĭon) n (genitive ἐπῐμηδῐ́ου); second declension
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | τὸ ἐπῐμήδῐον tò epĭmḗdĭon |
τὼ ἐπῐμηδῐ́ω tṑ epĭmēdĭ́ō |
τᾰ̀ ἐπῐμήδῐᾰ tằ epĭmḗdĭă | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ ἐπῐμηδῐ́ου toû epĭmēdĭ́ou |
τοῖν ἐπῐμηδῐ́οιν toîn epĭmēdĭ́oin |
τῶν ἐπῐμηδῐ́ων tôn epĭmēdĭ́ōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ ἐπῐμηδῐ́ῳ tôi epĭmēdĭ́ōi |
τοῖν ἐπῐμηδῐ́οιν toîn epĭmēdĭ́oin |
τοῖς ἐπῐμηδῐ́οις toîs epĭmēdĭ́ois | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸ ἐπῐμήδῐον tò epĭmḗdĭon |
τὼ ἐπῐμηδῐ́ω tṑ epĭmēdĭ́ō |
τᾰ̀ ἐπῐμήδῐᾰ tằ epĭmḗdĭă | ||||||||||
Vocative | ἐπῐμήδῐον epĭmḗdĭon |
ἐπῐμηδῐ́ω epĭmēdĭ́ō |
ἐπῐμήδῐᾰ epĭmḗdĭă | ||||||||||
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