ἰσχίον

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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No etymology. Furnée connects the word with ἰξύς (ixús, loins) assuming a common Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ῐ̓σχῐ́ον (iskhíonn (genitive ῐ̓σχῐ́ου); second declension (Epic, Ionic, Attic, Koine)

  1. (anatomy) hip-joint
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 5.5:
      τῷ βάλεν Αἰνείαο κατ’ ἰσχίον, ἔνθα τε μηρὸς
      ἰσχίῳ ἐνστρέφεται, κοτύλην δέ τέ μιν καλέουσιν
      tôi bálen Aineíao kat’ iskhíon, éntha te mēròs
      iskhíōi enstréphetai, kotúlēn dé té min kaléousin
      • 1924 translation by Murray
        [he smote Aeneas] on the hip, where the thigh turns in the hip joint,—the cup, men call it
  2. area around the hip-joint; haunch

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Latin: ischion, ischium
  • English: ischium, ischiatic, sciatic

References

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