Ἑκάτη
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[edit] Ancient Greek
[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)
[edit] Inflection
First declension of Ἑκάτη, Ἑκάτης
[edit] Derived terms
- Ἑκατεῖον
- Ἑκαταῖος
- Ἑκάτης δεῖπνον (Hekatēs deipnon), “‘Hekate's dinner’”)
- Ἑκαταῖα κατεσθίειν (Hekataia katesthiein), “‘rapscallion’”)
[edit] Descendants
[edit] References
- LSJ
- Beekes Greek etymological dictionary
- Woodhouse’s English-Greek Dictionary page 1012