ἡπατίζων

Ancient Greek

FWOTD – 10 October 2015

Etymology

Participial form of an unattested verb *ἡπατίζω (*hēpatízō), from ἧπᾰρ (hêpar, “liver”) +‎ -ῐ́ζω (-ízō).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /hɛː.pa.tíz.dɔːn/ → /i.paˈti.zon/ → /i.paˈti.zon/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hɛː.pa.tíz.dɔːn/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)e̝.paˈti.zon/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /i.paˈti.zon/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /i.paˈti.zon/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /i.paˈti.zon/

Adjective

ἡπᾰτῐ́ζων • (hēpatízōn) m (feminine ἡπᾰτῐ́ζουσᾰ, neuter ἡπατίζον); first/third declension

1. liver-colored, liver-like
   • 40 CE – 90 CE, Dioscorides, Materia medica 3.22:

     Διττὸν δέ ἐστι τὸ εἶδος τοῦ χυλίσματος· τὸ μέντοι ψαμμῶδες, ὅπερ ὑποστάθμη τῆς καθαρωτέρας ἔοικεν εἶναι· τὸ δὲ ἡπατίζον

     Dittòn dé esti tò eîdos toû khulísmatos; tò méntoi psammôdes, hóper hupostáthmē tês katharōtéras éoiken eînai; tò dè hēpatízon

     There is a thick kind of juice that is grainy, one of which seems to have the purest substance, the other similar to liver.

   • 400 CE – 600 CE, Aëtius, Sixteen Books on Medicine 16.104

Declension

First and third declension of ἡπᾰτῐ́ζων; ἡπᾰτῐ́ζουσᾰ; ἡπᾰτῐ́ζον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἡπᾰτῐ́ζων hēpatízōn	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζουσᾰ hēpatízousa	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζον hēpatízon		ἡπᾰτῐ́ζοντε hēpatízonte	ἡπᾰτῐζούσᾱ hēpatizoúsā	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζοντε hēpatízonte		ἡπᾰτῐ́ζοντες hēpatízontes	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζουσαι hēpatízousai	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζοντᾰ hēpatízonta
Genitive		ἡπᾰτῐ́ζοντος hēpatízontos	ἡπᾰτῐζούσης hēpatizoúsēs	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζοντος hēpatízontos		ἡπᾰτῐζόντοιν hēpatizóntoin	ἡπᾰτῐζούσαιν hēpatizoúsain	ἡπᾰτῐζόντοιν hēpatizóntoin		ἡπᾰτῐζόντων hēpatizóntōn	ἡπᾰτῐζουσῶν hēpatizousôn	ἡπᾰτῐζόντων hēpatizóntōn
Dative		ἡπᾰτῐ́ζοντῐ hēpatízonti	ἡπᾰτῐζούσῃ hēpatizoúsēi	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζοντῐ hēpatízonti		ἡπᾰτῐζόντοιν hēpatizóntoin	ἡπᾰτῐζούσαιν hēpatizoúsain	ἡπᾰτῐζόντοιν hēpatizóntoin		ἡπᾰτῐ́ζουσῐ / ἡπᾰτῐ́ζουσῐν hēpatízousi(n)	ἡπᾰτῐζούσαις hēpatizoúsais	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζουσῐ / ἡπᾰτῐ́ζουσῐν hēpatízousi(n)
Accusative		ἡπᾰτῐ́ζοντᾰ hēpatízonta	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζουσᾰν hēpatízousan	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζον hēpatízon		ἡπᾰτῐ́ζοντε hēpatízonte	ἡπᾰτῐζούσᾱ hēpatizoúsā	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζοντε hēpatízonte		ἡπᾰτῐ́ζοντᾰς hēpatízontas	ἡπᾰτῐζούσᾱς hēpatizoúsās	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζοντᾰ hēpatízonta
Vocative		ἡπᾰτῐ́ζων hēpatízōn	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζουσᾰ hēpatízousa	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζον hēpatízon		ἡπᾰτῐ́ζοντε hēpatízonte	ἡπᾰτῐζούσᾱ hēpatizoúsā	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζοντε hēpatízonte		ἡπᾰτῐ́ζοντες hēpatízontes	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζουσαι hēpatízousai	ἡπᾰτῐ́ζοντᾰ hēpatízonta
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἡπᾰτῐζόντως hēpatizóntōs				—				—
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Latin: hēpatizon