ἰχθύς

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Contents 1 Ancient Greek 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Inflection 1.3.2 Usage notes 1.3.3 References

[edit] Ancient Greek

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰu-. Cognates include Old Armenian ձուկն (jukn) and Lithuanian žuvis.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Classical): IPA: [ikʰtʰʉː́s]

• (Koine): IPA: [ikʰtʰˈyːs]

• (Byzantine): IPA: [ixθˈys]

[edit] Noun

ἰχθύς (genitive ἰχθύος) m, third declension; (ikhthūs)

1. fish
2. (metaphorically) stupid person
3. (plural) fish market

[edit] Inflection

[edit] Usage notes

Alternative inflected forms exist such as ἰχθῦς as nominative singular or plural, and ἰχθύας as accusative plural.

[edit] References

• LSJ
• Bauer lexicon
• Strong’s concordance number: G2486