ἕξ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ϝέξ (Doric)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs. Cognates include Sanskrit षष् (ṣaṣ), Old Armenian վեց (vecʿ), Latin sex, and Old English siex (English six).

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /hékʰs/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /hɛkʰs/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /exs/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /eks/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /eks/

Numeral

ἕξ (heks) Ordinal: ἕκτος, Adverbial: ἑξάκις

1. (cardinal) six

Descendants

• English: hexa-
• Greek: έξι

References

• LSJ
• BDAG
• Strong’s concordance number: G1803