ὀξύς

Traditionally derived as a u-stem o-grade adjective of Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”) and compared with ὄκρῐς (ókrĭs, “point, prominence”); however, such a stem and ablaut combination is rather strange. An alternatively theory by Narten reconstructs the word's root as Proto-Indo-European *h₃ks-, comparing Sanskrit अक्ष्णोति (akṣṇoti, “to mark the ear”), but this is doubtful.^[1]

ὀξῠ́ς • (oxŭ́s) m (feminine ὀξεῖᾰ, neuter ὀξύ); first/third declension

1. sharp, pointed (especially of swords, axes, etc.)
2. (of the senses): sharp, keen

   (of sight): dazzling, bright

   (of sound): shrill, piercing, high, sharp

   (of taste): sharp, pungent, acid

3. quick, hasty, swift
4. sharp, clever

• (antonym(s) of “sharp”): ἀμβλύς (amblús)
• (antonym(s) of “high-pitched”): βᾰρῠ́ς (bărŭ́s)

• → English: oxy-
• Greek: οξύς (oxýs)

• “ὀξύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ὀξύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ὀξύς”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ὀξύς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
• ὀξύς in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ὀξύς”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• G3691 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• ὀξύς in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • active idem, page 10.
  • acute idem, page 10.
  • alert idem, page 22.
  • angry idem, page 29.
  • animated idem, page 30.
  • ardent idem, page 38.
  • astute idem, page 48.
  • bright idem, page 98.
  • brisk idem, page 100.
  • choleric idem, page 131.
  • clear idem, page 136.
  • distinct idem, page 241.
  • eager idem, page 258.
  • energetic idem, page 273.
  • fast idem, page 308.
  • fiery idem, page 318.
  • fleet idem, page 327.
  • hasty idem, page 387.
  • highest idem, page 400.
  • hot idem, page 407.
  • impatient idem, page 419.
  • impetuous idem, page 421.
  • impulsive idem, page 425.
  • irascible idem, page 459.
  • irritable idem, page 460.
  • keen idem, page 467.
  • loud idem, page 501.
  • passionate idem, page 597.
  • penetrating idem, page 603.
  • piercing idem, page 612.
  • pushful idem, page 660.
  • quick idem, page 665.
  • ready idem, page 675.
  • sagacious idem, page 731.
  • searching idem, page 746.
  • sensitive idem, page 753.
  • sharp idem, page 762.
  • sharp-sighted idem, page 763.
  • sharp-witted idem, page 763.
  • short idem, page 768.
  • shrewd idem, page 770.
  • shrill idem, page 771.
  • smart idem, page 786.
  • sour idem, page 796.
  • stinging idem, page 818.
  • strenuous idem, page 825.
  • swift idem, page 848.
  • tart idem, page 856.
  • vehement idem, page 946.
  • vigorous idem, page 952.
  • warm idem, page 964.
  • wit idem, page 983.
  • wrath idem, page 992.
  • wrathful idem, page 992.
  • zealous idem, page 997.