Ἑκάτη

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Contents 1 Ancient Greek 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Proper noun 1.4.1 Inflection 1.4.2 Derived terms 1.4.3 Descendants 1.5 References

[edit] Ancient Greek

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[edit] Alternative spellings

[edit] Etymology

From an Anatolian language. Often incorrectly derived from ἑκάς (hekas), “‘far away’”) (compare ἑκάεργος (hekaergos), “‘far working’”), an epithet of Apollo).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Classical): IPA: [hekátɛː]

• (Koine): IPA: [hɛkˈateː]

• (Byzantine): IPA: [ekˈati]

[edit] Proper noun

Ἑκάτη (genitive Ἑκάτης) f, first declension; (Hekatē)

1. Hecate

[edit] Inflection

[edit] Derived terms

• Ἑκατεῖον
• Ἑκαταῖος
• Ἑκάτης δεῖπνον (Hekatēs deipnon), “‘Hekate's dinner’”)
• Ἑκαταῖα κατεσθίειν (Hekataia katesthiein), “‘rapscallion’”)

[edit] Descendants

• Greek: Εκάτη (Ekáti)
• Latin: Hecate

[edit] References

• LSJ
• Beekes Greek etymological dictionary
• Woodhouse’s English-Greek Dictionary page 1012